Dr Madsen Pirie
Adam Smith Institute
Dr Pirie is President of the Adam Smith Institute, and was one of the three Scottish graduates working in the US who founded the Institute in 1977. Prior to that, he worked for the House of Representatives in Washington DC, and was Distinguished Visiting Professor of Logic and Philosophy at Hillsdale College in Michigan.
At the Institute, Dr Pirie was part of the influential team that pioneered privatisation and the extension of market choices and incentives. His work in helping to develop the Citizen's Charter led to his appointment to the Prime Minister's Advisory Panel from 1991-1995.
A graduate of the universities of Edinburgh, St. Andrew's and Cambridge, Dr Pirie is author of several books.
The Institute itself remains at the forefront of a worldwide movement towards competitive free markets and free trade.
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