Arthur C. Brooks

President

American Enterprise Institute

Arthur Brooks is a social scientist, author, and president of the American Enterprise Institute (AEI) in Washington, DC. An economist and contributing opinion writer for the New York Times, he has published 11 books and hundreds of articles on topics from economics and free enterprise to human happiness. His most recent book is the New York Times bestseller The Conservative Heart: How to Build a Fairer, Happier, and More Prosperous America.

Before becoming AEI's president, Brooks held the Louis A. Bantle Chair in Business and Government Policy at Syracuse University.

People often frame the problem of poverty as a lack of things, of people not being given what they need. But I think it's the people who must be made to feel needed, vital, and productive in our changing economy. It's about dignity.

Arthur C. Brooks