Jay Richards
Jay Richards is a prominent public policy scholar, author, and thought leader serving as Vice President of Social and Domestic Policy at The Heritage Foundation. He is also the Director of the Richard and Helen DeVos Center for Human Flourishing and the William E. Simon Senior Research Fellow in American Principles and Public Policy, where his work focuses on strengthening civil society, advancing human flourishing, and shaping U.S. social and domestic policy. In addition to his role at Heritage, Richards is a Senior Fellow at the Discovery Institute and Executive Editor of The Stream, a publication dedicated to commentary on culture, public policy, and faith. He is a New York Times bestselling author who has written and edited numerous influential books, including Infiltrated, Indivisible, Money, Greed, and God, The Privileged Planet, and The Untamed God. Before joining The Heritage Foundation, Richards served as an Assistant Research Professor in the School of Business and Economics at The Catholic University of America. A highly sought-after speaker, he has delivered lectures at academic conferences, universities, think tanks, and public policy forums around the world. Richards is also a widely recognized media commentator, having appeared on more than a thousand radio and television programs and spoken in hundreds of academic and public venues globally.
Jay Richards Professional Experience / Academic History
Professional Experience
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Vice President of Social and Domestic Policy and Director of the Richard and Helen DeVos Center for Human Flourishing
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Senior Fellow
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Assistant Research Professor, School of Business and Economics
Academic History
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Ph.D., Philosophy and Theology
MEDIA PRESENCE & SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS
Jay Richards is a highly experienced public speaker and media commentator with a global platform.
He has delivered lectures and keynote addresses at academic conferences and college and university campuses across the United States, Europe, and Asia, as well as at leading think tanks and public policy forums in the U.S. and abroad.
His policy expertise has also led to multiple speaking engagements with members of the U.S. Congress and congressional staff, where he has addressed issues related to economics, social policy, and American governance.
In addition to his speaking work, Richards is a creator and executive producer of several documentary films, including three that have aired nationally on PBS, further extending his influence in public education and policy discourse.
He has appeared on hundreds of radio and television programs, including Larry King Live (CNN), Huckabee, Fox & Friends, Studio B with Shepard Smith, Glenn Beck TV, Yahoo Finance, PBS, CBN, and TBN.
His radio appearances include The Dennis Prager Show, The Michael Medved Show, The Thom Hartmann Program, The Mitch Albom Show, Janet Parshall’s America, The Bible Answer Man, and many other nationally syndicated programs.
PUBLICATIONS & THOUGHT LEADERSHIP
Jay Richards is the author or editor of more than a dozen books, including the New York Times bestsellers Infiltrated (2013) and Indivisible (2012).
His other notable works include The Human Advantage, Money, Greed, and God—winner of the 2010 Templeton Enterprise Award—The Hobbit Party (with Jonathan Witt), and Eat, Fast, Feast.
His most recent book, co-authored with James Robison, Fight the Good Fight: How an Alliance of Faith and Reason Can Win the Culture War, explores the intersection of faith, reason, and contemporary cultural debates.
Richards is also a prolific essayist and commentator whose writing has appeared in Harvard Business Review, The Wall Street Journal, Barron’s, The Washington Post, Forbes, National Review Online, Investor’s Business Daily, The Washington Times, The Philadelphia Inquirer, The Huffington Post, and The Federalist, among many others.
He is a regular contributor to National Review Online, Christian Research Journal, and The Imaginative Conservative.
His work and ideas have been widely covered by major outlets including The New York Times, Reuters, Nature, Science, Physics Today, The Chronicle of Higher Education, and Congressional Quarterly Researcher.