Alma Mater: The George Washington University
Email: cswarthout@alumniforliberty.org
Bio: Chad Swarthout is an IT consultant and network engineer focusing on supporting Mac OS X integration for small to medium sized businesses. Originally from Chicago, Illinois, he now lives in Arlington, Virginia. Chad graduated cum laude from The George Washington University in Washington, DC with a Bachelor of Science in economics with a minor in history.
First introduced to the ideas of liberty in high school, Chad was a founding member and President of the Liberty Society at George Washington University and the Treasurer of the LSE Hayek Society. He came into contact with SFL at the first Students For Liberty Conference at Columbia University and has since attended a number of seminars including IHS, IES Europe, Freedom Week, Cato University and FEE. He has photographed a number of Students For Liberty events and also lectured and volunteered for the Language of Liberty Institute.
Chad is an avid photographer and is very passionate about travel. He has traveled over 100,000 miles in 2011, has collected over a million miles in various frequent flyer programs and likes to share his experiences on travel as well as mileage and points programs with others.
On Alumni For Liberty: “Alumni For Liberty provides an essential link between students and alumni. After leaving university, I know myself that I have been less connected to my student group and the greater student movement for liberty than I would like to be. I hope that as part of Alumni For Liberty, I can help strengthen the connection between alumni and students to provide ongoing support for students and help alumni direct their efforts to positively affect the world for the ideas of liberty.”
