Christopher B. Summers is founder and president and chief executive officer of the Maryland Public Policy Institute, Maryland's leading public-policy think tank. A native of Baltimore City and veteran of the Armed Forces, Mr. Summers has an extensive background in public policy and economic policy research. Prior to launching the Maryland Public Policy Institute, Mr. Summers held positions on Capitol Hill and in the nonprofit sector, including the Capital Research Center, a Washington-based think tank that studies corporate philanthropy and funding of issue advocacy organizations, and in the Thomas A. Roe Institute for Economic Policy Studies at The Heritage Foundation. His opinion editorials have appeared in The Baltimore Examiner, The Baltimore Sun, The Montgomery Journal, The Daily Record, The Fresno Bee, The Cumberland-Times News, The Baltimore Business Journal, and National Review. Mr. Summers holds a B.A. in Government and Politics from the University of Maryland.Christopher Summers, CEO and President of the Maryland Public Policy Institute, will be our guest speaker on February 7, 2019.
Christopher B. Summers is founder and president and chief executive officer of the Maryland Public Policy Institute, Maryland's leading public-policy think tank. A native of Baltimore City and veteran of the Armed Forces, Mr. Summers has an extensive background in public policy and economic policy research. Prior to launching the Maryland Public Policy Institute, Mr. Summers held positions on Capitol Hill and in the nonprofit sector, including the Capital Research Center, a Washington-based think tank that studies corporate philanthropy and funding of issue advocacy organizations, and in the Thomas A. Roe Institute for Economic Policy Studies at The Heritage Foundation. His opinion editorials have appeared in The Baltimore Examiner, The Baltimore Sun, The Montgomery Journal, The Daily Record, The Fresno Bee, The Cumberland-Times News, The Baltimore Business Journal, and National Review. Mr. Summers holds a B.A. in Government and Politics from the University of Maryland.