Randall G. Holcombe (2006-2008)

Randall G. Holcombe is DeVoe Moore Professor of Economics at Florida State University.  He received his Ph.D. in economics from Virginia Tech where he wrote his doctoral dissertation under the direction of James M. Buchanan, and taught at Texas A&M University and Auburn University prior to coming to Florida State in 1988.

Dr. Holcombe is also Senior Fellow at the James Madison Institute, a Tallahassee-based think tank that specializes in issues facing state governments, and served as a member of Florida Governor Jeb Bush's Council of Economic Advisors from 2000 to 2006.  He is the author of twelve books and more than 100 articles published in academic and professional journals.