Roger Ream is president and CEO of The Fund for American Studies (TFAS). He joined TFAS in 1991 as executive vice president and became president in 1998. He is also an alumnus of the 1976 Public Policy + Economics Program. During his tenure, TFAS has grown significantly in the U.S. and internationally, offering programs for high school and college students, teachers and young professionals. In 2013, TFAS merged with Foundation for Teaching Economics and more recently added a wide array of journalism programs.
Ream serves on the boards of the Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI) and the Bradley Impact Fund. He is a member of the U.S. Postal Service’s Citizens’ Stamp Advisory Committee. He is on the advisory board of Talent Market and a member of Sons of the American Revolution. He previously served on the boards of the Foundation for Economic Education (FEE) and the U.S. Air Force Academy Superintendent’s Leadership Fund. He is a founding member of the Frank S. Meyer Society, past president of the Philadelphia Society and a member of the Mont Pelerin Society.
In 2021, Ream was awarded a Bradley Prize by the Lynde & Harry Bradley Foundation, in recognition of his “outstanding achievements toward strengthening and protecting the principles and institutions of American exceptionalism.” In 2024, he was awarded the Baron Award from the Philadelphia Society.
Ream’s writings have appeared in The Wall Street Journal, National Review, the Washington Times, the Washington Examiner, Politico and other publications. He is the host of the Liberty & Leadership Podcast.
Roger and his late wife, Mary Kay, have three daughters and six grandchildren.