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Philip G. Kerpen is an American free-market policy analyst and political organizer. He is the president of American Commitment, a conservative 501(c)(4) organization which he founded in 2012. He previously served for over five years as the vice president of Americans for Prosperity.

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Career

Policy analysis and debate

Kerpen began his career in 1999 as an intern at the Cato Institute, because he “became disillusioned with insularity of academic debate” while attending the University of Pittsburgh. [1]

Kerpen was a policy analyst for the Club for Growth. [2] Until June 23, 2006, he was Policy Director for the Free Enterprise Fund, a United States free market advocacy group. [3] Kerpen was the vice president of Americans for Prosperity for more than five years, ending his tenure there in April 2012. [4] Kerpen is a syndicated columnist and a frequent radio and television commentator on economic growth issues. Kerpen is president of American Commitment, a conservative 501(c)(4) organization which he founded in 2012. [2]

Works

In 2011, Kerpen wrote a book entitled Democracy Denied: How Obama is Ignoring You and Bypassing Congress to Radically Transform America – and How to Stop Him. [5] [6]

Personal

A native of Brooklyn, Kerpen attended Stuyvesant High School. [7] [1] He lives in Washington, D.C., with his wife Joanna and their four children. [8] His brother is social media entrepreneur Dave Kerpen. [9]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Profiles in Liberty: Phil Kerpen". America's Future Foundation. 23 May 2012. Retrieved April 11, 2017.
  2. 1 2 Marcus, Rachael (August 2, 2012). "Nonprofit profile: American Commitment". Center for Public Integrity. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
  3. Ambinder, Marc (2006-06-29) It's Hard Out There For A Budget Hawk, The Hotline
  4. AFP Commends Phil Kerpen, americansforprosperity.org
  5. Phil Kerpen (October 18, 2011). Democracy Denied. BenBella Books Inc. Archived from the original on November 13, 2011.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  6. Hawkins, John (October 21, 2011). "Stopping Obama From Ignoring You and Bypassing Congress to Radically Transform America". Huffington Post. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
  7. Kerpen, Philip G. (April 1999). "Debate theory ossification" (PDF). Rostrum.
  8. "Phil Kerpen". Watchdog.org. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
  9. John Helyar (August 2006). "Living in a Fantasy World". ESPN: The Magazine. Retrieved 1 June 2011.