We are very grateful to the following advisors, whose guidance and support was invaluable in the original construction of the Index in 2019. We are also grateful to Mark Lopez, from Pew Research, who helped with the refresh of the Personal Freedom pillar in 2022.
A diverse range of experts contributed to the Index construction phase, from academics, to researchers, and policy leads from a variety of universities and organizations across the United States. This broad collaboration enabled a comprehensive range of views to be captured and ensured the best outcome at each stage of the construction process. The Legatum Institute synthesized all the expert views to reach a final Index framework in 2019, and therefore the views expressed are those of the Institute and do not necessarily reflect the individual views of the advisors.
Christopher Albin-Lackey
Legal & Policy Director, National Center for Access to Justice, Fordham Law School
Katy Bass
Research Director, Knight Institute
Saskia Brechenmacher
Associate Fellow, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Alison Brysk
Alison Brysk, Mellichamp Professor of Global Governance, University of California
Meagan Cahill
Senior Policy Researcher, RAND Corporation
David Cuillier
Associate Professor, University of Arizona School of Journalism
Francis Fukuyama
Olivier Nomellini Senior Fellow, Stanford – Freeman Sprogli Institute
Mark Gibney
Belk Distinguished Professor, University of North Carolina – Asheville
Nazim Habibov
Professor at the School of Social Work, University of Windsor
Seok-Woo Kwon
Robson Professor, University of Calgary
Joseph Lewandowski
Professor of Philosophy, University of Central Missouri
Eguiar Lizundia
Senior Manager for Governance, International Republican Institute
Carol MacGregor
Associate Professor of Sociology, Loyola University, New Orleans
Fred McMahon
Project Editor, Human Freedom Index, Fraser Institute
Toby Mendel
Founder and Executive Director, Centre for Law & Democracy
Tanja Porčnik
President, Visio Institute
Charles Stewart III
Kenan Sahin Distinguished Professor of Political Science, MIT Election Data and Science Lab (MEDSL)
Ian Vásquez
Director, Center for Global Liberty and Prosperity, Cato Institute
Scott Winship
Resident Scholar and Director of Poverty Studies, American Enterprise Initiative
Yahong Zhang
Associate Professor, Rutgers
Laura Alfaro
Professor of Business Administration, Harvard Business School
James Broughel
Senior Research Fellow, Mercatus Center
Cletus Coughlin
Senior Vice President, Chief of Staff, St Louis Fed
Prakash Loungani
Chief of Development Macroeconomics, IMF
Michael Reed
Professor of Agricultural Economics, University of Kentucky
Louis Tay
Professor, Purdue University
Siri Terjesen
Professor, Florida Atlantic University
Ed Timmons
Professor of Economics, Saint Francis University
Mike Troilo
Associate Professor, University of Tulsa
Claudia Williamson
Probasco Chair, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
Corey DeAngelis
Policy Analyst, Cato Institute
Arik Levinson
Professor of Economics, Georgetown University
Nat Malkus
Resident Scholar and Deputy Director of Education Policy Studies, AEI
Sarah Milder
Principal, Arundel Metrics
Doug Noonan
Professor, Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis
Dr. Andrew Sharpe
Executive Director, Centre for the Study of Living Standards
Duncan Thomas
Professor of Economics, Global Health and Public Policy, Duke University
David N. Weil
Professor of Economics, Brown University
Zachary A. Wendling
Principal Investigator, 2020 Environmental Performance Index
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