WASHINGTON, DC, (June 4, 2014) â€� Distinguished historian and bestselling author Arthur L. Herman has joined »ªÌå»á as a Senior Fellow. In his new position, Herman will produce research and policy analysis on energy infrastructure and regulation, the manufacturing industry, defense and national security.
Herman previously served as a visiting scholar at the American Enterprise Institute and has held academic appointments at Georgetown University, Catholic University, George Mason University and the Smithsonian Institution. He is a frequent contributor to The Wall Street Journal, Commentary Magazine, the New York Post and National Review.
“We are pleased to welcome Dr. Herman to »ªÌå»á,â€� said Kenneth Weinstein, president of »ªÌå»á. “With his diverse background in popular history and economics, Dr. Herman will contribute a refreshingly clear perspective in the arena of public policy.â€�
Herman is the author of seven books, including The New York Times bestselling “How the Scots Invented the Modern World� (2001); the Pulitzer Prize finalist “Gandhi and Churchill� (2008) with over one-half million copies sold; “To Rule the Waves: How the British Navy Shaped the Modern World� which was nominated for the UK’s Mountbatten Prize; and “Freedom’s Forge: How American Business Produced Victory in World War II,� which The Economist magazine picked as one of the “Best Books of 2012.�
Herman received a Masters and Ph.D. in history from Johns Hopkins University, and his B.A. from the University of Minnesota. He was also the first non-British citizen to be named to the Scottish Arts Council from 2007 to 2009.