Elizabeth Ames is an entrepreneur and author. Her latest book is MONEY: How The Destruction of the Dollar Threatens The Global Economy—And What We Can Do About It, co-authored with Steve Forbes (McGraw Hill, 2014). She also co-authored two previous books with Mr. Forbes: Freedom Manifesto: Why Free Markets Are Moral and Big Government Isn’t (Crown Business, 2012), in addition to the Wall Street Journal bestseller, How Capitalism Will Save Us: Why Free People and Free Markets Are The Best Answer In Today’s Economy (Crown Business, 2009).

How Capitalism Will Save Us was selected as one of the “best books that make sense of the financial crisis” by USA Today. The National Chamber Foundation of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce featured How Capitalism Will Save Us on its 2010 list of “Books That Drive The Free Enterprise Debate.”