Roger Ream

Roger R. Ream (born November 12, 1954 in Neenah, Wisconsin, United States) is the president of The Fund for American Studies (TFAS). The mission of TFAS is "to change the world by developing leaders for a free society."

Education

Ream received his bachelor's degree from Vanderbilt University in 1977. He also did graduate work in economics at George Mason University.

While at Vanderbilt, Ream received a Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship to attend The Fund for American Studies Institute on Political and Economic Systems at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. during the summer of 1976. He was named John and Virginia Engalitcheff Outstanding Young American at the program. During the summer he interned for Congressman Philip M. Crane (R-Ill).

Early career

Upon graduation from college, Ream returned to Washington to work for the American Conservative Union, then opening up the campaign operations for the Phil Crane for President committee in 1978. He left there to join the senior staff and serve as director of seminars at the Foundation for Economic Education in Irvington, N.Y. Returning to Washington in 1982, Ream joined the staff of Rep. Ron Paul (Tex), handling tax and budget policy issues. In 1984, Ream helped found and served as vice president for development at Citizens for a Sound Economy, an economic policy organization in Washington, D.C.

The Fund for American Studies

In 1991, he joined The Fund for American Studies as executive vice president and was named president and chief operating officer in 1998. Ream is the Host of The Fund for American Studies’ Liberty + Leadership podcast.

Ream was a founding member of the Frank S. Meyer Society and serves as its secretary. He served as the Chairman of the Board of the Foundation for Economic Education and the U.S. Air Force Academy Foundation. He is a past president of the Philadelphia Society and a member of the advisory boards of Talent Market.

Ream is also the recipient of the Lynne and Harry Bradley Foundation’s Bradley Prize and a member of the USPS Citizens Stamp Advisory Committee.

Personal life

Ream was born to Rev. Norman S. Ream and Muriel Ream on November 12, 1954, in Neenah, Wisconsin. He grew up just outside Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in the suburb of Wauwatosa. He and his wife Mary Kay have three daughters.

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People from Neenah, Wisconsin
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Vanderbilt University alumni
1954 births
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