Tracie Sharp is President of State Policy Network, the capacity building service organization for the state-focused public policy community. Tracie has been a leader in the state think tank movement since 1988, serving on the SPN board of directors since its founding in 1992 and as president since August 1999.Lindsay Young Craig is President of National Review Institute, created in 1991 by William F. Buckley, Jr. to complement the efforts of the magazine he founded and to promote the ideals he championed. Lindsay was Vice President of Communications and Marketing at the Manhattan Institute for Policy Research for 16 years, overseeing public-relations, social-media and web development, strategic marketing, and special projects.Edwin J. Feulner was President of The Heritage Foundation for 36 years, transforming the think tank into America’s powerhouse of conservative ideas and what The New York Times calls “the Parthenon of the conservative metropolis.” Under his leadership, Heritage grew to a 250-person, $80-million-a-year institution with a worldwide reputation for rigorous research and innovative policy recommendations. Feulner assumed the new title and role of Founder in April 2013 and continues to serve as Chairman of the Advisory Board of Heritage’s Asian Studies Center.Carl Helstrom is Executive Director of The JM Foundation and The Milbank Foundation in Princeton, New Jersey, and Chairman of State Policy Network.The Leadership Project for America Foundation (LPAF) is a nonprofit, 501c3 tax-exempt corporation. LPAF’s mission is to educate the American people about issues related to principled, effective political leadership for the United States. The LPAF team believes America’s leaders need to embrace limited, constitutional government, a free-market economy, and a virtuous society.
The Leadership Project for America Foundation believes America’s leaders need to embrace limited, constitutional government, a free-market economy, and a virtuous society. Leadership Project for America Foundation will educate the public on policy ideas based on the principles of Opportunity and Fairness for All, Defending the Vulnerable, Security and Safety, and American Exceptionalism.
John Hart is an award-winning writer, journalist and public relations professional with nearly 20 years of experience in politics and public policy. Hart is currently serving as Editor in Chief of Opportunity Lives, an online magazine about conservative solutions. Previously, he was Senator Tom Coburn’s longtime Communications Director. Hart has also worked for then-U.S. Representatives Jim DeMint and Steve Largent. He has co-authored two books – Breach of Trust: How Washington Turns Outsiders into Insiders and The Debt Bomb: A Bold Plan to Stop Washington from Bankrupting America, and has appeared as guest on Fox News, MSNBC and other cable outlets. He lives in Fairfax, VA with his wife, Kimberly, and four children. 
