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Washington, D.C.— The Cato Institute Board of Directors, in a meeting held earlier this week, elected three new directors.
Board Chair Robert Levy, in announcing the additions, said “Cato is fortunate to have three outstanding individuals, all strongly dedicated to liberty and the Institute’s mission, joining our Board. It strengthens our leadership today and in the years ahead.”
Kenneth R. French is the Roth Family Distinguished Professor of Finance at the Tuck School of Business, Dartmouth College. He is also a research associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research and co-chairs the Investment Research Committee at Dimensional Fund Advisors. French, along with his wife Vickie, received the International Rescue Committee’s Humanitarian Leadership Award in 2014. French did his undergraduate work at Lehigh University, then received his Master’s of Business Administration and PhD in finance from the University of Rochester.
Laura Holmes Jost is Senior Vice President of Chandler Residential, Inc., a multifamily real estate investment company. Jost is a lifelong advocate of economic freedom, personal liberty, individual rights and limited government. She has served in leadership positions of many civic organizations, and was a founding member of the Human Rights Commission in Arlington County, Virginia. Jost attended George Washington University, earning a Bachelor of Arts degree in International Affairs and a Master’s of Business Administration.
Eileen S. Leech is a Trustee of The Lazy L Foundation, focusing on human progress through individual liberty, free markets, community support and the arts. Leech was formerly a litigator at Willkie Farr & Gallagher in New York, prior to moving to California where she works with many educational and civic causes. Leech earned her Bachelor of Arts in Political Science at Mount Holyoke College, followed by a law degree at the University of Connecticut.
The Cato board also elected to honor former and long-time director William A. Dunn by designating him director emeritus.
“Eileen, Laura and Ken have been dedicated partners to Cato and its work for decades. It’s exciting to welcome them to our Board of Directors, where we will benefit even more from their engagement, counsel and stewardship,” said Peter Goettler, President and CEO of the Cato Institute. “And we are pleased to honor our dear friend Bill Dunn, whose many contributions to the Institute and the broader cause of liberty will never be forgotten.”