Lawrence W. Reed
President Emeritus, Humphreys Family Senior Fellow, Ron Manners Global Ambassador for Liberty
About the Author
Lawrence W. (“Larry”) Reed is FEE’s President Emeritus, Humphreys Family Senior Fellow, and Ron Manners Global Ambassador for Liberty. Reed served as president of FEE from 2008-2019 after serving previously as chairman of its board of trustees in the 1990s and both writing and speaking for FEE since the late 1970s. Prior to becoming FEE’s president, he served for 21 years as president of the Mackinac Center for Public Policy in Midland, Michigan. He also taught economics full-time from 1977 to 1984 at Northwood University in Michigan and chaired its department of economics from 1982 to 1984.He holds a B.A. in economics from Grove City College (1975) and an M.A. degree in history from Slippery Rock State University (1978), both in Pennsylvania. He holds two honorary doctorates, one from Central Michigan U… Read more
What inspired you to start writing?
Reading and being inspired by good writing
What are your hobbies / interests?
Travel, writing, speaking, fishing
Who are your personal heroes?
Leonard Read, Cicero, Thomas Clarkson, Margaret Thatcher, etc.
How did you discover the freedom philosophy?
Reading FEE literature, starting in 1968
Who are your favorite writers?
Stephen Clarke, Eric Metaxas, Kerry McDonald
About the Author
Lawrence W. (“Larry”) Reed is FEE’s President Emeritus, Humphreys Family Senior Fellow, and Ron Manners Global Ambassador for Liberty. Reed served as president of FEE from 2008-2019 after serving previously as chairman of its board of trustees in the 1990s and both writing and speaking for FEE since the late 1970s. Prior to becoming FEE’s president, he served for 21 years as president of the Mackinac Center for Public Policy in Midland, Michigan. He also taught economics full-time from 1977 to 1984 at Northwood University in Michigan and chaired its department of economics from 1982 to 1984.He holds a B.A. in economics from Grove City College (1975) and an M.A. degree in history from Slippery Rock State University (1978), both in Pennsylvania. He holds two honorary doctorates, one from Central Michigan U… Read more
What inspired you to start writing?
Reading and being inspired by good writing
What are your hobbies / interests?
Travel, writing, speaking, fishing
Who are your personal heroes?
Leonard Read, Cicero, Thomas Clarkson, Margaret Thatcher, etc.
How did you discover the freedom philosophy?
Reading FEE literature, starting in 1968
Who are your favorite writers?
Stephen Clarke, Eric Metaxas, Kerry McDonald
