Organization
The Liberal Institute is sustained by a network of personalities committed to the values of a free society.
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| Pierre Bessard | Robert Nef |
| President and Executive Trustee | Chairman of the Board of Trustees |
| Profile | Profile |
Institute Management
| President | Pierre Bessard |
| Research Director | Christian Hoffmann
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| Project Coordinator | Fabio Andreotti |
| Assistant | Tobias Christen |
| Research Fellows | Philipp Bagus
Barthélémy Bonadio Christopher Detweiler Matthias Jenny Paolo Pamini Michael von Prollius Guillaume Vuillemey |
| Associate Staff | Jean-Baptiste Bernus Rocco Fedele Barbara Kobel |
Board of Trustees
| Robert Nef | Jurist, St. Gallen (Chairman) |
| Pierre Bessard | Economist, Lausanne and Zurich |
| Victoria Curzon Price | Professor of economics, Geneva |
| Daniel Eisele | Attorney-at-Law, Zurich |
| Christoph Frei | Professor of political philosophy, St. Gallen |
| Daniel Model | Industrialist, Weinfelden |
| Peter Ruch | Pastor, Küssnacht am Rigi |
Academic Advisory Council
| Charles B. Blankart | Professor of economics, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin |
| Enrico Colombatto | Professor of economics, Università di Torino |
| Harris Dellas | Professor of economics, Universität Bern |
| Detmar Doering | President, Liberal Institute, Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom, Potsdam |
| Richard Ebeling | Professor of economics, Northwood University, Midland |
| Guido Hülsmann | Professor of economics, Université d'Angers |
| Jesús Huerta de Soto | Professor of economics, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, Madrid |
| Leonard Liggio | Research professor of law, George Mason University, Fairfax |
| Hiroyuki Okon | Professor of economics, Kokugakuin University, Tokyo |
| Pascal Salin | Professor of economics, Université Paris-Dauphine |
| Pedro Schwartz | Professor of economics, Universidad San Pablo CEU, Madrid |
| Roland Vaubel | Professor of economics, Universität Mannheim |
Auditors
| Marty Revision AG, Lucerne |

