As part of this expanded mission, Andrei Illarionov, former chief economic adviser of Russian President Vladimir Putin, will be joining the Center as a senior fellow. Andrei Illarionov was a Kremlin adviser from 2000 to December 2005, when he resigned in protest at government policies. He served as a member of Russia's first economic reform team in the early 1990s, and is an expert on economic growth, the political economy of Russia, and the economics of post-communist transition. Illarionov is one of Russia's most forceful and articulate advocates of an open society and democratic capitalism, and has been a long-time friend of the Cato Institute.
"We are delighted that such a champion of liberty as Andrei Illarionov has joined our new Center for Global Liberty and Prosperity," says Ed Crane, president of the Cato Institute. "For years Andrei has spoken truth to power inside the Kremlin. He is one of the most courageous men I have had the privilege of knowing."
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