William C. Dennis

William C. Dennis

"From 1985 to 2001 William C. Dennis served Liberty Fund, Inc., and its sister organization the Pierre F. and Enid Goodrich Foundation in various capacities, including Program Officer, Director of Publications, and Director of Grants. During that time he ran the book-publishing program of Liberty Fund for two years and attended as program officer, discussion leader, participant, or observer over 275 Liberty Fund conferences. In the last two years, he has been responsible for preparing for Board discussion a portfolio of grants totally about $800,000 each year.

"Dennis was a professor of American History at Denison University from 1968 to 1985. During that time he spent two years (1981-1983) as Special Assistant to the Assistant Secretary for Policy, Budget and Administration, U. S. Department of the Interior. He holds a Ph. D. in History from Yale University.

"Current professional interests include philanthropy and the free society, and the importance of liberty in thinking about environmental questions."


 * Senior Fellow, Atlas Economic Research Foundation
 * Adjunct Scholar, Acton Institute
 * Former President, Philadelphia Society
 * Academic Council, Fund for American Studies