Because Capitalism is Worth Learning

Every great journey begins with an idea. Whether it’s starting a business, growing a hobby into something more, or sharing your creativity with the world, your story matters. And the way you present that story online can define the impact you make.

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is a not-for-profit corporation that supports undergraduate education about the authors and ideas of free markets, entrepreneurship, individual rights, individual responsibility, limited government, and peace.

Mission

Is to provide an integrated network of educational and professional opportunities making it easy and worthwhile for students to learn about capitalism, liberty, and limited government.

Vision

Is a world where every student has access to a sound education on liberty.

Academy Board of Directors

  • Don Altorfer

    Director

    Altorfer CAT

  • Jeffrey R. Hartman

    President/Owner

    JSM Management, Inc

  • Stuart King, MD, MBA

    Former Trustee

    University of Illinois Board of Trustees

  • Alexander McCobin

    Founder & CEO

    Liberty Ventures

  • Perry Albin

    Longview Capital

  • Lou Friedrich (UIUC 1967)

    Principal and Managing Director (retired)

    Bernstein Global Wealth Management

  • John Hecker

    Managing Partner

    Stipes Publishing, LLC

Lifetime Directors

George T. Shapland (UIUC 1955)
President
Shapland Management Company

Academic Advisory Board

  • Carrie-Ann Biondi, PhD

    Independent Scholar, Editor, and Educator.

  • Bryan Caplan, Phd

    Professor of Economics

    George Mason University

  • Adam Moore, PhD

    Professor, Information School

    University of Washington

Senior Fellows

  • Professor William Kline, PhD

    Professor

    Department of Management, Marketing, and Operations

    University of Illinois Springfield

  • Professor Rajshree Agarwal, PhD

    Dean's Chair in Entrepreneurship and Strategy

    Robert H. Smith School of Business

    University of Maryland

  • Professor Matthew Brown, PhD, MSA (UIUC 2019)

    Assistant Professor

    Department of Accounting, Economics, and Finance

    University of Illinois Springfield

  • Rainer Martens, PhD (UIUC 1968)

    President

    Human Kinetics, Inc.

  • Professor Deirdre McCloskey, PhD

    Distinguished Professor of Economics, History, English and Communications

    University of Illinois Chicago

  • Professor Andrew P. Morriss, JD, PhD

    Dean & Anthony G. Buzbee Dean's Endowed Chair

    School of Law

    Texas A&M University

Which students of today will be the next generation of America’s leaders?

The ones you Support.