Roberta Herzberg, Senior Fellow at the Fraser Institute, is an Emeritus Associate Professor of Political Science at Utah State University, and a Distinguished Senior Fellow in the F.A. Hayek Program in Advanced Studies in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University, with a focus and specialization in health care policy. She has been the principal investigator on a number of academic and federal grants that examine health and education policy. In addition, Prof. Herzberg has served on several state policy committees including the Utah Health Policy Commission, the Small Employer Health Benefits study group, the Medical Education Council, and the Health Advisory Council, where she is currently vice-chair. She received her Ph.D. in political economy from Washington University in St. Louis where she was associated with the Center for the Study of American Business.