Larry Hunter

President, The Social Security Institute


Vice President and Chief Economist of two major think tanks and advocacy groups; economic consultant & entrepreneur; president free-market business association; president and chairman of the board of restaurant-management company; chief of staff of two congressional committees; vice president & chief economist of world’s largest business federation; member of the President Ronald Reagan’s White House staff; research director for independent federal agency; professor at major state university.

Dr. Lawrence A. Hunter is President of the Social Security Institute, a 501(c)(4) non-profit organization, and Senior Fellow at the Institute for Policy Innovation. In addition, Dr. Hunter has worked as a business and economic consultant for numerous private firms and non-profit organizations. He was Chief Economist and political advisor for Jack Kemp at Empower America between 1996 and 2005. During the 1996 presidential campaign, he served as a member of Senator Bob Dole’s Task Force on Tax Reduction and Tax Reform and on the National Commission on Economic Growth and Tax Reform. Dr. Hunter works closely with the congressional leadership and Administration officials, testifies before Congress, speaks frequently before business and citizens groups, is quoted and published often in major newspapers and makes frequent television and radio appearances.

During the 103rd and 104th Congresses, Dr. Hunter served on the staff of the Joint Economic Committee, first as Republican Staff Director and later as the Chief Economic Advisor to the Vice Chairman where he was the lead staffer in charge of putting together the economic growth and tax cut components of the Contract With America. Prior to joining the JEC staff in 1993, Dr. Hunter was with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce for five years where he served as Vice President and Chief Economist. In this capacity, Dr. Hunter managed a major division of the association and represented the Chamber on Capitol Hill, with the executive branch and in the media. Dr. Hunter appears frequently on television and on radio, writes regularly for major newspapers and periodicals and publishes extensive research on such diverse topics as economic growth, privatization of social security, tax reform and constitutional reform. Dr. Hunter is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and holds a Ph.D. from the University of Minnesota.


ADDITIONAL BIOGRAPHICAL DETAILS

• Date of Birth: June 10, 1949

• Place of Birth: Louisville, KY

• Married to Georganna F. Hunter and father of seven children:
Jaime (29), Nicholas (27), Tiffany (25), Lauren (23),
Matthew (17), Peter (15), and Phillip (13).

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