In addition to serving as executive director of the Beacon Hill Institute, David G. Tuerck serves as professor and chairman of the Suffolk University Department of Economics.

Prior to joining Suffolk University in 1982, he was a director in the Economic Analysis Group at Coopers & Lybrand, Washington, DC. Prior to that, he served as director of the Center for Research and Advertising at the American Enterprise Institute.

Dr. Tuerck holds a doctorate in economics from the University of Virginia. His dissertation director was James M. Buchanan, 1986 Nobel Laureate in Economics.

Paul Bachman is the Director of Research at the Beacon Hill Institute.

He holds a Master of Science in International Economics degree from Suffolk University and a Bachelor of Arts (Politics) degree from the St. Joseph's University in Philadelphia.

Frank A. Conte manages the Institute's State Competitiveness Project He is responsible for all aspects of BHI's computer infrastructure and the institute's web site.

Prior to joining BHI, he was a contributing columnist to the East Boston Sun-Transcript, and Journal-Transcript Newspapers.

He holds a BS in English and Government from Suffolk University and a MS in Public Policy from the University of Massachusetts, Boston.

Jonathan Haughton is a Project Manager for the Beacon Hill Institute's State Tax Analysis Modeling Program.

He is an associate professor of economics at Suffolk University. A specialist in the areas of economic development, international trade and taxation, he has lectured, taught and conducted research in almost 20 countries.

He received his BA (Mod.) in Economics from Trinity College, Dublin and his PhD in Economics from Harvard University.

Charles E. Rounds, Jr. advises on legal services and on regulatory issues.

He is Professor of Law at Suffolk University Law School. He is the author of 13 editions of Loring: A Trustee's Handbook (Aspen Publishers). He is a member of the Massachusetts Real Estate Review Board and a fellow of American College of Trust and Estate Counsel as well as a member of the Advisory Committee of the Cato Project on Social Security Choice.

He holds a BA from Columbia University and a JD from Suffolk University Law School.