Yaron Brook

Yaron Brook (Hebrew: ירון ברוק‎; born 1961) is an intellectual and political activist, and is the current president and executive director of the Ayn Rand Institute, a non-profit organization in Irvine, California, whose mission is to promote the novels of Ayn Rand and her philosophy of Objectivism. As head of the Ayn Rand Institute (ARI), Brook has become a well-known advocate of Objectivism. His philosophical activism includes teaching and public lecturing at ARI-sponsored events and conferences held predominantly in North America, speaking and debating at numerous American universities, delivering seminars for businesses and corporations in the United States and abroad, and writing opinion editorials for leading newspapers and websites. He is a columnist for Forbes.com and a contributing editor of The Objective Standard. He regularly speaks at universities, corporations, and professional and community groups across America, addressing a wide-range of current events and philosophical issues from an Objectivist perspective. He is a frequent radio guest on The Thom Hartmann Program, which is carried by the Air America Radio network, as well as a weekly guest on the Fox Business Network. He is a frequent guest on The Fox News Channel, on programs such as the Glenn Beck Program, and on CNBC programs such as On the Money and Morning Call. He has been interviewed for his expertise on the Middle East, foreign policy, economics and business ethics. Brook's writings and interviews have also appeared on Glenn Reynolds' Instapundit.