John Tamny
4811 Ft. Sumner Drive, Bethesda,MD
Summary
In a 2016 interview with Swiss magazine Die Weltwoche, Forbes editor-in-chief Steve Forbes listed me, Whole Foods founder John Mackey, Lawrence Kudlow, along with Ronald Reagan and Margaret Thatcher, as one of the five people he would invite to an imaginary gathering at which the attendees would analyze the state of the world. Combine clear thinking and writing skills with an ability to interact with people from journalism, economics and business at the highest of levels, and there's an intriguing job candidate.
Overview
39
39
years of professional experience
Work History
V.P., Director of Center for Economic Freedom
FreedomWorks
Washington, DC
08.2017 - Current
Through published books, opinion pieces, frequent radio and television appearances, and speeches around the world, I make a case for individual economic freedom.
Senior Vice President
RealClearMedia
Washington, DC
01.2007 - Current
As editor of RealClearMarkets within RealClearMedia, I compile commentary from global newspapers and magazines, plus write and edit original commentary about the economy and markets. Barron's described RCM as a "perch for a Who's Who of academics and institutional investors who presumably know a little more than us plain folk."
Senior Fellow
Reason Foundation
Washington, DC
12.2015 - 08.2017
Published 3-4 columns per week on tax, regulatory, trade and monetary policy.
Senior Director
Cato Institute
Washington, DC
03.2003 - 12.2015
Raised operating funds for the Institute. The work paid the bills so that I could write opinion pieces and eventually books at night. The fundraising work continues to this day for FreedomWorks.
Vice President
H.C. Wainwright & Co. Economics Inc.
South Hamilton, MA
09.2002 - 03.2003
Sold Wainwright's empirical economic research to institutional investors. Also wrote research pieces.
Associate
Credit Suisse
New York, NY
06.2001 - 09.2002
Worked as part of the #2 team in CS First Boston's New York Private Client Services office. Role was as asset gatherer interfacing with high net worth individuals.
Associate
Goldman Sachs Group Inc.
New York, NY
09.1998 - 05.2001
Worked in Goldman's New York PCS division. Asset gathering from high net worth individuals and families.
Education
MBA - Finance
Vanderbilt University
Nashville, TN1998
Bachelor of Arts - Government
University of Texas at Austin
Austin, TX1992
Skills
- Author, Popular Economics Released in 2015, the Wall Street Journal described Popular Economics as "highly readable attempt to convey a set of economic ideas that should belong to neither political party" George Will's Washington Post review described author as "a one-man antidote to economic obfuscation and mystification" Foreword written by Steve Forbes
- Author, Who Needs the Fed? Released in 2016, reviewed in the Wall Street Journal by George Melloan, and described in Forbes as "one of the five best investing books you may not have heard of" Foreword by Robert Arnott
- Author, The End of Work Released in 2018 Foreword by Wall Street Journal columnist Andy Kessler It makes a case that robots and other forms of automation will cause workers of all backgrounds and levels of education to fall in love with their work
- Author, They're Both Wrong: A Policy Guide for America's Frustrated Independent Thinkers Endorsed by Steve Forbes and PJ O'Rourke, among others Foreword by John Tierney of New York Times
- Author, When Politicians Panicked Released in 2020, it described the economic implications of the lockdowns related to the coronavirus
- Cast member, Forbes on Fox 2011-2018 Hosted by David Asman, Forbes on Fox routinely won its Saturday morning time slot as show participants debated the most pressing political, economic and cultural issues of the day
- Opinion pieces regularly appear in Wall Street JournaL, Forbes, and RealClearMarketscom
Timeline
V.P., Director of Center for Economic Freedom
FreedomWorks
08.2017 - Current
Senior Fellow
Reason Foundation
12.2015 - 08.2017
Senior Vice President
RealClearMedia
01.2007 - Current
Senior Director
Cato Institute
03.2003 - 12.2015
Vice President
H.C. Wainwright & Co. Economics Inc.
09.2002 - 03.2003
Associate
Credit Suisse
06.2001 - 09.2002
Associate
Goldman Sachs Group Inc.
09.1998 - 05.2001
MBA - Finance
Vanderbilt University
Bachelor of Arts - Government
University of Texas at Austin