Walker Wright is the manager of Academic Programs at the American Enterprise Institute (AEI). Before joining AEI, he was a program manager for Academic & Student Programs with the Mercatus Center at George Mason University. Prior to that, he spent a decade in logistics, working in both operations and linehaul management. He also serves as an adjunct faculty member at Brigham Young University-Idaho, where he teaches international business.

Walker’s writing spans economics, politics, and religion, with academic work appearing in peer-reviewed journals such as Economic Affairs, Faith & Economics, BYU Studies, Dialogue, Interpreter, and Graziadio Business Review. His popular writing has been featured in Law & Liberty, Econlib, Deseret News, Public Square Magazine, and SquareTwo.

Walker holds an MA in government from Johns Hopkins University, an MBA in strategic management, and a BBA in organizational behavior & human resource management from the University of North Texas.