Emily Chamlee-Wright

Emily Chamlee-Wright is the President and CEO of the Institute for Humane Studies (IHS), which works to champion a deeper understanding of classical liberal ideas and the scholars who advance them. Prior to joining IHS in 2016, Dr. Chamlee-Wright served as the Provost and Dean of the College at Washington College, and was previously the Elbert H. Neese Professor of Economics and associate dean at Beloit College.

Dr. Chamlee-Wright earned her PhD in Economics from George Mason University in 1993. In her scholarly work, she explores the intersection between economic and cultural processes. She has published six books in the areas of liberal education, post-disaster recovery, and economic development. Her most recent work examines the cultural and political-economic forces at play in the context of campus speech controversies.

She is a former W.K. Kellogg National Leadership Fellow and a recipient of the Underkoffler Award for Excellence in Teaching from Beloit College. In 2013 she received the Distinguished Alumna Award from the College of Humanities and Social Sciences at George Mason University, and in 2014 she received the Charles G. Koch Outstanding IHS Alum Award.