Ron Hart,
Private Investor & Op-ed Writer

Ron Hart is a writer and a private investor and serves on the boards of a number of institutions. He writes a political op-ed satire column for 55 newspapers. His book, There's No Such Thing As A Pretty Good Alligator Wrestler, was awarded the Benjamin Franklin Award for Humor/Satire. He appears on CNN and FOX and has been quoted in numerous publications, including the Wall Street Journal.

Ron spent most of his career as an investment banker and wealth manager at Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, and Citi. He is a former member of both the University of Tennessee's Board of Regents and The Fund for American Studies Board of Trustees. His columns reflect a rare combination of southern libertarian views and humor and have been described as “Lewis Grizzard meets P. J. O’Rourke with a dash of Will Rogers horse sense.”