John Berthoud

Dr. John E. Berthoud was born in West Hartford, CT on May 23, 1962.

He said about himself in an article in School Reform News: "After I finished my studies at Yale, I worked at the American Legislative Exchange Council for a couple of years and in 1994 was asked to come over as vice president for research of NTU's 501(c)3 foundation, the National Taxpayers Union Foundation. I worked there for a couple of years, went to the Alexis de Tocqueville Institution, and then came back in 1997 as president of NTU and NTUF." 

Education

 * B.A. in government, Georgetown University
 * One semester at Central School for Planning and Statistics, Warsaw, Poland
 * M.A. in international affairs, Columbia University
 * Ph.D. in political economy, Yale University

Former Positions

 * vice president and Senior Fellow of the Alexis de Tocqueville Institution (AdTI)
 * vice president for research at National Taxpayers Union (NTU)
 * legislative director for tax and fiscal policy
 * American Legislative Exchange Council
 * management consultant with Andersen Consulting

Current Positions

 * president of NTU and National Taxpayers Union Foundation (NTUF)
 * member of the 'Board of Advisers' of the Media Research Center's Business & Media Institute

SourceWatch Resources

 * Alexis de Tocqueville Institution
 * American Legislative Exchange Council
 * Business & Media Institute
 * Media Research Center
 * National Taxpayers Union

Documents, reports and statements by Berthoud, for AdTI

 * John E. Berthoud, "Excise Tax and Economic Growth in Indiana", Alexis de Tocqueville Institution, May 1995
 * Dr. John E. Berthoud, "A Fiscal Analysis of NEA and AFL-CIO Contributions to 1996 Congressional Races", AdTI Issue Brief, June 25, 1996.
 * John Berthoud, "The NEA's Fiscal Agenda - Bad News for Kids", July 1, 1996
 * Dr. John E. Berthoud, "A Fiscal and Public Policy Profile of The American Federation of Teachers", AdTI Issue Brief, August 2, 1996
 * "Statement of John Berthoud, Ph.D., Vice President, The Alexis de Tocqueville Institution", The U.S. House Judiciary Committee, February 3, 1997
 * John E. Berthoud, "Sen. Lieberman Makes Pitch for School Vouchers", The Waterbury (CT) Republican-American June 4, 1997
 * John E. Berthoud, "Congress Should Approve New Round of Base Closures", The Portsmouth (NH) Herald, July 13, 1997

Articles

 * Catherine Edwards, Berthoud Puts Faith in Principle Over Politics
 * George A. Clowes, What About the Children? an interview with John E. Berthoud, School Reform News, March 1, 2000
 * "John Berthoud", NTU