Ryan Young is the Competitive Enterprise Institute's fellow focusing on regulatory and monetary policy and financial regulation. He also hosts CEI’s weekly podcast and writes the popular “Regulation of the Day.”

His work has been featured in publications like USA Today, Politico and Investor’s Business Daily.Prior to joining the team full-time, Young was CEI’s Warren T. Brookes Journalism Fellow and worked at the Cato Institute’s Government Affairs Department.

He also holds a Masters in Economics from George Mason University and a Bachelors in History from Lawrence University. You can find Young’s personal blog at Inertia Wins