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Biography
Early life
James Piereson received a B.A. in 1968 and a Ph.D. in 1973 in political science, both from
Michigan State University
Michigan State University (Michigan State or MSU) is a public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in East Lansing, Michigan, United States. It was founded in 1855 as the Agricultural College of the State o ...
.
Academic career
He taught political theory and U.S. government courses at
Iowa State University
Iowa State University of Science and Technology (Iowa State University, Iowa State, or ISU) is a Public university, public land-grant university, land-grant research university in Ames, Iowa, United States. Founded in 1858 as the Iowa Agricult ...
in 1974, at
Indiana University
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in 1975, and at the
University of Pennsylvania
The University of Pennsylvania (Penn or UPenn) is a Private university, private Ivy League research university in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. One of nine colonial colleges, it was chartered in 1755 through the efforts of f ...
from 1976 to 1982.
Philanthropy
From 1985 to 2005, he served as executive director and trustee of the
John M. Olin Foundation
The John M. Olin Foundation was a conservative American grant-making foundation established in 1953 by John M. Olin, president of the Olin Industries chemical and munitions manufacturing businesses. Unlike most other foundations, it was char ...
. He is President of the William E. Simon Foundation, a grant-giving organization headquartered in New York City.
He is a Senior Fellow and serves as Chairman of the Center for the American University at the
Manhattan Institute for Policy Research
The Manhattan Institute for Policy Research (renamed in 1981 from the International Center for Economic Policy Studies) is an American 501(c)(3) nonprofit conservative think tank focused on domestic policy and urban affairs.R. Emmett Tyrrell, ...
, and an advisory board member of the affiliated
Adam Smith Society
The Adam Smith Society is a chapter-based association of business school students and professionals named after the 18th-century economist, Adam Smith, and established by the Manhattan Institute for Policy Research in 2011, to promote discussion ...
. He also serves as chairman of the selection committee for the VERITAS Fund for Higher Education, giving grants to selected programs at US colleges and universities. Additionally, he is chairman of the selection committee for the Hayek Book Prize awarded by the Manhattan Institute each year.
He serves on the Boards of the Pinkerton Foundation, the Thomas W. Smith Foundation, the Center for Individual Rights, the
Philanthropy Roundtable
The Philanthropy Roundtable is a nonprofit organization that advises conservative philanthropists and advocates for donor privacy.
History
The Roundtable was founded in 1987 as a project of the now-defunct Institute For Educational Affairs. It ...
Hoover Institution
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at
Stanford University
Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University, is a Private university, private research university in Stanford, California, United States. It was founded in 1885 by railroad magnate Leland Stanford (the eighth ...
, and
Donors Trust
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.
Additionally, he is a member of the selection committee for the Clare Boothe Luce Program for Women in the Sciences, Medicine, and Engineering. He is a member of the grant advisory committee of the Searle Freedom Trust. He is also a member of the executive advisory committee of the
William E. Simon Graduate School of Business Administration
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at the
University of Rochester
The University of Rochester is a private university, private research university in Rochester, New York, United States. It was founded in 1850 and moved into its current campus, next to the Genesee River in 1930. With approximately 30,000 full ...
Claremont McKenna College
Claremont McKenna College (CMC) is a Private college, private Liberal arts colleges in the United States, liberal arts college in Claremont, California. It has a curricular emphasis on government, economics, public affairs, finance, and internat ...
. He sits on the publication committees of ''
City Journal
''City Journal'' is a public policy magazine and website, published by the conservative think tank Manhattan Institute for Policy Research, that covers a range of topics on urban affairs, such as policing, education, housing, and other issues. ...
'' and ''
National Affairs
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New York City
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and
Sleepy Hollow, New York
Sleepy Hollow is a village in the town of Mount Pleasant, New York, Mount Pleasant in Westchester County, New York, Westchester County, New York (state), New York, United States.
The village is located on the east bank of the Hudson River, about ...
. He is married to Patricia and they have one son.
Bibliography
*''Political Tolerance and American Democracy'' (with J. Sullivan and G. Marcus,
University of Chicago Press
The University of Chicago Press is the university press of the University of Chicago, a Private university, private research university in Chicago, Illinois. It is the largest and one of the oldest university presses in the United States. It pu ...
, 1982)
*''Camelot and the Cultural Revolution: How the Assassination of John F. Kennedy Shattered American Liberalism'' (
Encounter Books
Encounter Books is a book publisher in the United States known for publishing conservative authors. It was named for '' Encounter'', the now defunct literary magazine founded by Irving Kristol and Stephen Spender. Based in New York City since 20 ...
, 2007)
*''The Pursuit of Liberty: Can the Ideals That Made America Great Provide a Model for the World'' (editor, Encounter Books, 2008)