# Roger Ream

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{{Short description|American nonprofit executive}}
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| birth_place = [Neenah, Wisconsin](/source/Neenah%2C_Wisconsin), United States
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'''Roger R. Ream''' (born November 12, 1954, in [Neenah, Wisconsin](/source/Neenah%2C_Wisconsin), United States) is the president of [The Fund for American Studies](/source/The_Fund_for_American_Studies) (TFAS), a nonprofit organization with a mission to "develop courageous leaders inspired and equipped to protect and advance the ideas of individual liberty, personal responsibility, and economic freedom in their communities and throughout the world."<ref>{{cite web |title=TFAS Inspires Future Leaders |url=https://tfas.org/about/ |website=The Fund for American Studies |access-date=6 December 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Wilson |first1=Justin |title=TFAS President Roger Ream Discusses 25 Years of the International Program |url=https://intpolicydigest.org/tfas-president-roger-ream-discusses-25-years-of-the-international-program/ |access-date=6 December 2023 |work=International Policy Digest |date=30 July 2018}}</ref>

== Education ==
Ream received his [bachelor's degree](/source/bachelor's_degree) from [Vanderbilt University](/source/Vanderbilt_University) in 1977. He also did graduate work in economics at [George Mason University](/source/George_Mason_University).<ref>{{cite news |title=BIRTHDAY OF THE DAY: Roger Ream, president of The Fund for American Studies |url=https://www.politico.com/news/2020/11/12/playbook-birthday-roger-ream-436278 |access-date=6 December 2023 |work=POLITICO |date=12 November 2020 |language=en}}</ref>

While at Vanderbilt, Ream received a [Barry M. Goldwater](/source/Barry_M._Goldwater) Scholarship to attend [The Fund for American Studies](/source/The_Fund_for_American_Studies) Institute on Political and Economic Systems at [Georgetown University](/source/Georgetown_University) in Washington, D.C., during the summer of 1976. He was named John and Virginia Engalitcheff Outstanding Young American at the program.  During the summer he interned for Congressman [Philip M. Crane](/source/Philip_M._Crane) (R-Ill).

== Early career ==
Upon graduation from college, Ream returned to Washington to work for the [American Conservative Union](/source/American_Conservative_Union). He joined the [Phil Crane](/source/Phil_Crane) for president committee in 1978. He then became a senior staff member and served as director of seminars for the [Foundation for Economic Education](/source/Foundation_for_Economic_Education) in Irvington, New York. Returning to Washington in 1982, Ream joined the staff of Rep. [Ron Paul](/source/Ron_Paul), handling tax and budget policy issues.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Smith |first1=Christie |title=Profiles in Liberty: Roger Ream |url=https://americasfuture.org/profiles-in-liberty-roger-ream/ |website=America's Future |access-date=6 December 2023 |date=2 July 2012}}</ref> In 1984, Ream helped found and served as vice president for development at [Citizens for a Sound Economy](/source/Citizens_for_a_Sound_Economy), an economic policy organization in Washington, D.C.

== The Fund for American Studies ==
In 1991, he joined [The Fund for American Studies](/source/The_Fund_for_American_Studies) as executive vice president and was named president and chief operating officer in 1998. Ream is the host of The Fund for American Studies' Liberty + Leadership podcast.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Roger Ream |url=https://www.nationalreview.com/author/roger-ream/ |access-date=2023-05-11 |website=National Review |language=en-US}}</ref>

Ream was a founding member of the Frank S. Meyer Society and serves as its secretary. He served as the chairman of the Board of the [Foundation for Economic Education](/source/Foundation_for_Economic_Education) and the U.S. Air Force Academy Foundation. He is a past president of the [Philadelphia Society](/source/Philadelphia_Society)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://phillysoc.org/presiden.htm |title=Presidents of the Philadelphia Society |accessdate=2012-08-15 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100223102538/http://phillysoc.org/presiden.htm |archivedate=February 23, 2010 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> and a member of the advisory board of Talent Market.

Ream is the recipient of the [Bradley Foundation](/source/Bradley_Foundation)'s Bradley Prize<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hannemann |first=Benjamin |title=Roger Ream - 2021 Bradley Prize Winner |url=https://www.bradleyfdn.org/news/r-2021-bradley-prize-winner-roger-ream |access-date=2023-05-11 |website=www.bradleyfdn.org |language=en}}</ref> and a member of the [Citizens' Stamp Advisory Committee](/source/Citizens'_Stamp_Advisory_Committee).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Citizens Stamp Advisory Committee - Who we are - About.usps.com |url=https://about.usps.com/who/csac/#members |access-date=2023-05-11 |website=about.usps.com}}</ref>

== Personal life ==
Ream was born to Rev. Norman S. Ream and Muriel Ream on November 12, 1954, in [Neenah, Wisconsin](/source/Neenah%2C_Wisconsin).<ref>{{cite web |title=R.R. Ream Weds Miss Prendergast |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1982/09/05/style/rr-ream-weds-miss-prendergast.html |website=The New York Times |access-date=6 December 2023 |date=5 September 1982}}</ref>  He grew up just outside [Milwaukee, Wisconsin](/source/Milwaukee%2C_Wisconsin), in the suburb of [Wauwatosa](/source/Wauwatosa). He and his wife, Mary Kay, had three daughters. Mary Kay died of [progressive supranuclear palsy](/source/progressive_supranuclear_palsy) in 2023.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Underwood |first1=Kristin |title=Remembering Mary Kay Ream, First Lady of TFAS |url=https://tfas.org/news/remembering-mary-kay-ream-first-lady-of-tfas/ |website=The Fund for American Studies |access-date=6 December 2023 |date=24 August 2023}}</ref>

== References ==
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== External links ==
* [https://tfas.org/staff/roger-ream/ Roger Ream biography]
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