John Berthoud

Dr. John E. Berthoud was born in West Hartford, CT on May 23, 1962.

He said about himself in an article in School Reform News: "After I finished my studies at Yale, I worked at the American Legislative Exchange Council for a couple of years and in 1994 was asked to come over as vice president for research of NTU's 501(c)3 foundation, the National Taxpayers Union Foundation. I worked there for a couple of years, went to the Alexis de Tocqueville Institution, and then came back in 1997 as president of NTU and NTUF." [1]

Education

• B.A. in government, Georgetown University
• One semester at Central School for Planning and Statistics, Warsaw, Poland
• M.A. in international affairs, Columbia University
• Ph.D. in political economy, Yale University

Former Positions

• vice president and Senior Fellow of the Alexis de Tocqueville Institution (AdTI)
• vice president for research at National Taxpayers Union (NTU)
• legislative director for tax and fiscal policy
• American Legislative Exchange Council
• management consultant with Andersen Consulting

Current Positions

• president of NTU and National Taxpayers Union Foundation (NTUF)
• member of the 'Board of Advisers' of the Media Research Center's Business & Media Institute

SourceWatch Resources

• Alexis de Tocqueville Institution
• American Legislative Exchange Council
• Business & Media Institute
• Media Research Center
• National Taxpayers Union

External links

Documents, reports and statements by Berthoud, for AdTI

• John E. Berthoud, "Excise Tax and Economic Growth in Indiana", Alexis de Tocqueville Institution, May 1995
• Dr. John E. Berthoud, "A Fiscal Analysis of NEA and AFL-CIO Contributions to 1996 Congressional Races", AdTI Issue Brief, June 25, 1996.
• John Berthoud, "The NEA's Fiscal Agenda - Bad News for Kids", July 1, 1996
• Dr. John E. Berthoud, "A Fiscal and Public Policy Profile of The American Federation of Teachers", AdTI Issue Brief, August 2, 1996
• "Statement of John Berthoud, Ph.D., Vice President, The Alexis de Tocqueville Institution", The U.S. House Judiciary Committee, February 3, 1997
• John E. Berthoud, "Sen. Lieberman Makes Pitch for School Vouchers", The Waterbury (CT) Republican-American June 4, 1997
• John E. Berthoud, "Congress Should Approve New Round of Base Closures", The Portsmouth (NH) Herald, July 13, 1997

Articles

• Catherine Edwards, Berthoud Puts Faith in Principle Over Politics
• George A. Clowes, What About the Children? an interview with John E. Berthoud, School Reform News, March 1, 2000
• "John Berthoud", NTU