Chilean lawyer, LLM, Master of Arts and Doctor of Philosophy from the University of Heidelberg, Germany. Winner of several international awards for his writings, author of the bestseller The tyranny of equality, populist deception and Pope and capitalism, international lecturer, columnist of various media, is considered one of the most influential references of liberal thought in Hispanic America He is director of the FA Hayek Chair at the Adolfo Ibáñez University in Santiago de Chile and co-founder and executive director of the think tank Fundación para el Progreso, in the same city.

American Academy President Laurie Patton to Receive Concordia’s 2026 Leadership Award for Civil Society
The Concordia Leadership Council is proud to announce Dr. Laurie L. Patton, President of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences, as the second of three recipients of the 2026

