Resume - Policy Experts



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William Peacock III

|Experience |Texas Public Policy Foundation Austin, Texas |

| |VP Administration; Research Director; Director, Center for Economic Freedom |

|Feb. 2005 – Present |VP Administration: oversee administrative staff and activities; develop budget; coordinate strategic |

| |planning and implementation |

| |Research Director: edit all research papers and other publications produced by the Foundation; edited |

| |Legislators Guide to the Issues; conceived, developed and edit Thinking Economically, a series of |

| |papers by Dr. Arthur Laffer designed to educate legislative members/staff & public in basic economics;|

| |help staff develop research agendas & concepts for papers; manage workflow of all publications; manage|

| |publication design/layout staff |

| |Director, CEF: develop research/concepts agenda to guide production of approximately 20 publications |

| |annually, including research studies, policy perspectives/briefs, PowerPoint presentations, etc.; |

| |write about 10-12 publications annually; identify authors/researchers for, manage contracting for, and|

| |edit about 8-10 publications annually; write monthly newspaper commentaries; promote free market |

| |concepts and legislative/regulatory recommendations at the Texas Capitol, with the print media and on |

| |TV/radio regarding energy, telecommunications, insurance, property rights and tort reform |

| |Texas General Land Office, Jerry Patterson Austin, Texas |

|Jan. 2003 – Sept. 2004 |Deputy Commissioner for Coastal Resources |

| |Managed Coastal Resources Program, consisting of three divisions, 37 staff and an annual budget |

| |exceeding $10 million |

| |Had oversight of multiple programs, including coastal erosion response, coastal management, beach/dune|

| |protection and education and outreach |

| |Implemented restructuring that brought a rule-of-law/free market approach to regulatory functions and |

| |reduced operating budget by 15 percent |

| |Organized free market-oriented Texas Coastal Issues Conference; speakers included Becky Norton Dunlop,|

| |George Dunlop, Myron Ebell, Stephen Eagle |

| |Worked with the Texas Legislature, Congress, state and federal agencies, local governments, community |

| |groups and other constituents |

| |TortillaCoast Consulting Austin, Texas |

|Jan. 1997 – Dec. 2002 |Public Relations and Legislative Consultant |

| |Assisted clients with press relations, earned media and legislative and constituent communications; |

| |freelance writer; Austin Review-state editor |

| |Wrote articles, editorials, press releases and speeches; arranged press conferences, editorial boards |

| |and speaking engagements; provided policy research, position papers and draft legislation; worked with|

| |legislators/staff |

| |Policy issues: public education and school finance, tort reform, telecommunications, clean air, |

| |insurance and taxation |

| |Clients: Putting Children First (vouchers), Citizens for a Sound Economy, Texas Women’s Alliance and |

| |Exxon-Mobil |

| |Texas Dept. of Agriculture, Rick Perry Austin, Texas |

| |Deputy Asst. Commissioner for Intergovernmental Affairs |

| |Co-managed TDA’s governmental relations staff |

| |Coordinated development of TDA’s legislative agenda; served as an agency liaison to Texas Legislature;|

|Jan. 1991 – Jan. 1997 |developed and drafted legislation; managed TDA’s Sunset Review process in 1994-95 |

| |Worked with communications staff on, and wrote, speeches, press releases, articles and position papers|

| |Policy issues: environment, water, coastal issues, land use, pesticides, education, regulation, public|

| |finance, rural development and appropriations |

| |Rep. John Culberson Austin/Houston, Texas |

|Jan. – Dec. 1990 |Legislative Aide |

| |Researched and developed legislation and policy, concentrating on public education and school finance |

| |Sen. Carl Parker Austin, Texas |

|Jan. – Sept. 1989 |Policy Analyst, Senate Education Committee |

| |Participated in the development, drafting and passage of major school finance legislation and other |

| |bills related to public education |

|Education |Independent Study of Economics |

| |Concentration in Austrian & Supply-Side Economics |

| |Mises University – Ludwig von Mises Institute, Auburn, Alabama, July 2007 |

| |Austrian Scholars Conference – Ludwig von Mises Institute |

| |Jan. 25-27, 1996 & March 14-16, 1999, Auburn, Alabama |

| |Dow Jones University and Supply-Side University (Jude Wanniski) |

| |Foundation for Economic Education Economics Seminars |

| |Aug. 15-18, 1989 – Irvington-on-Hudson, NY |

| |Oct. 16, 2004 – Houston, TX |

| |Independent Reading and Study |

| |Ludwig von Mises Institute Austrian Study Guide (various articles) |

|Jan. 1988 – Dec. 1990 |Various other books, periodicals and online resources |

| |Team Leader for Review of Texas Economics Textbooks |

| |Evaluated all 7 economics texts up for adoption by Texas SBOE – 2002 |

|Sept. 1981 – Aug. 1985 |Taught Sunday School and Bible studies on a biblical perspective on economics and government |

| |University of Houston Houston, Texas |

| |Masters of Business Administration |

| |Emphasis in public finance and policy |

| |University of Northern Colorado Greeley, Colorado |

| |Bachelor of Arts |

| |Major in history, minor in philosophy |

|Activities & Affiliations |Redeemer Presbyterian Church |

| |Old West Austin Neighborhood Association |

| |Texas Agricultural Lifetime Leadership Alumni Association |

| |A. K. Rice Institute for Leadership Studies |

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