Ryan Streeter
Executive Director, Civitas Institute | Senior Lecturer
Ryan Streeter is executive director of the Civitas Institute. Previously, Streeter was the State Farm James Q. Wilson Scholar and director of domestic policy studies at the American Enterprise Institute (A.E.I.), where he facilitated research in education, technology, housing, urban policy, poverty studies, workforce development, and public opinion. Before joining A.E.I., he was executive director of the Center for Politics and Governance at UT Austin. Streeter has had a distinguished career in government service. He has served as a policy advisor to a U.S. president, a governor, and a mayor. Outside of government, he has served as a senior fellow at the Legatum Institute and a research fellow at the Hudson Institute. Streeter co-edited The Future of Cities, authored Transforming Charity, edited Religion and the Public Square, co-authored The Soul of Civil Society, and contributed to Stephen Goldsmith’s book Putting Faith in Neighborhoods. Additionally, he is the author, co-author, and editor of more than 150 articles and papers for outlets including Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, Atlantic, USA Today, The Hill, City Journal, and National Review. He has a Ph.D. in political philosophy from Emory University.
EDUCATION
Ph.D. in political philosophy from Emory University
