Jason Sorens, Ph.D, wrote the essay that started the Free State Project while a political science graduate student. He was president of the FSP from 2001 to 2003 and served on the board until 2009, rejoining again after a five-year hiatus. Jason moved to New Hampshire in August 2013. He received his Ph.D. from Yale in 2003 and has taught at Yale, Buffalo, and Dartmouth, where he is currently on faculty. He is the author of many academic publications and is founder and president of Ethics and Economics Education of New England, an effort to boost ethical and economic literacy in the region through programs for high schoolers, opinion leaders, and the general public. Jason is the Vice President of the Free State Project.