About Walker
Walker Wright is the manager of Academic Programs at the American Enterprise Institute (AEI). Prior to joining AEI, he was a program manager for Academic & Student Programs with the Mercatus Center at George Mason University. Walker also spent a decade in logistics, working in both operations and linehaul departments. In winter 2025, he became an adjunct faculty member at Brigham Young University-Idaho.
Walker’s writing spans economics, politics, and religion, with academic work published in peer-reviewed journals such as Economic Affairs, Faith & Economics, BYU Studies, Dialogue, Interpreter, and Graziadio Business Review. Additionally, his popular writing has appeared in Law & Liberty, 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.