Eli Lehrer

Eli Lehrer is the Vice President of the Heartland Institute at the Heartland Institute). He also heads Heartland’s Center on Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate which coordinates Heartland’s work addressing issues relating to insurance, risk and credit markets.

Ties to the American Legislative Exchange Council
Lehrer is an adviser to the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) Commerce, Insurance & Economic Development Task Force.

Background
Lehrer helped found Americans for Smart Natural Catastrophe Policy, a group self-described as a "made up of a diverse chorus of voices united in favor of environmentally responsible, fiscally sound approaches to natural catastrophe policy that promote public safety."

Prior to joining Heartland, he worked as a speechwriter to United States Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist] (R.-Tennessee). He has previously worked as a manager in the Unisys Corporation’s Homeland Security Practice, senior editor of The American Enterprise magazine and as a fellow for The [[Heritage Foundation.