Jack McPherrin is the research director of Our Republic (OR), a project of the Henry Dearborn Liberty Network (HDLN). He also serves as The Heartland Institute’s research editor and as a research fellow in Heartland’s Glenn C. Haskins Emerging Issues Center. As research director for Our Republic, McPherrin sources, edits, and manages the publication process for all Our Republic research publications. He’s also Our Republic’s head of government affairs. As OR’s primary government relations specialist, McPherrin works with allies to inform lawmakers about important public policy issues, as well as to provide pro-liberty solutions to the most important topics of the day.
McPherrin also regularly writes op-eds for various news outlets, including The Epoch Times, The Washington Times, The Western Journal, The Center Square, American Greatness, Townhall, American Thinker, and RedState, among others. As a research fellow at The Heartland Institute, Jack authors his own research publications and policy studies; he focuses most heavily upon authoritarian tactics, collectivist ideology, technocracy, environmental, social, and governance (ESG) systems, and international affairs relevant to American society.
Jack holds a Master of Arts in International Affairs from Loyola University-Chicago and a Bachelor of Arts in Economics and History from Boston College. Prior to his tenure at Our Republic and the completion of his graduate degree, Jack worked in the private sector in Chicago, where he still resides.