The Liberty Fund, headquartered in Carmel, announced Monday that G. Marcus Cole, Dean of the Notre Dame Law School, has joined the Liberty Fund’s Board of Directors. He serves as Dean of Notre Dame Law School and the Joseph A. Matson Professor of Law.
Cole is a leading scholar of the empirical law and economics of commerce and finance. Previously, he spent 22 years as a faculty member at Stanford Law School. At Stanford, he held two endowed chairs and taught courses in the areas of bankruptcy, banking, contracts, and venture capital. In addition, he served for five years as associate dean for curriculum and academic affairs.
“I am humbled and honored to be appointed to the board of directors of the Liberty Fund, an institution to which I am deeply indebted and to which I am firmly committed,” Cole said. “The Liberty Fund has the potential to promote human flourishing and shape civil society for the better. I embrace this important responsibility.”
“Marcus’ more than three decades association with the Liberty Fund, his experiences in and outside the academy, and his commitment to our ideals make him ideally situated to assist Liberty Fund as a board member,” said Nathan Feltman, Liberty Fund’s Chairman of the Board. “We couldn’t be more excited to add Marcus to Liberty Fund’s board.”
The Liberty Fund was founded in 1960 by Pierre F. Goodrich, an Indianapolis businessman and lawyer. Liberty Fund conducts its own educational programs to encourage research and discussion on the values and institutions of a society of free and responsible individuals.
These programs focus on the place individual liberty has in an intellectual heritage evident from ancient times and continuing through today. The programs are intended to enrich understanding and appreciation of the complex nature of a free society and to contribute to its preservation.
As a tax-exempt, private operating foundation, Liberty Fund’s purposes are educational. Liberty Fund fulfills its mission through its conference program, web properties and by publishing books pertaining to liberty.
For more information, visit LiberyFund.org.