Barry Conner has championed a variety of think tank projects in different continents: from promoting Hernando de Soto's The Mistery of Capital, to sponsoring international visits of institute leaders, to providing in-kind Web development assistance to think tanks.

A trustee of the Acton Institute and the Hispanic American Center for Economic Research, Conner founded the succesful housing business, America's Home Place. A comitted Christian, he seeks to use his talents and philanthropy to revolutionize education in the poorest regions of the world.