NCPA Board of Directors

Pete du Pont
Pete du Pont is a regular columnist on www.opinionjournal.com, the editorial page website of The Wall Street Journal. Entitled, Outside the Box, du Pont's columns discuss current public policy and political matters.
John C. Goodman, President, NCPA, Kellye Wright Fellow
John C. Goodman is NCPA president and CEO of the National Center for Policy Analysis. The Wall Street Journal and the National Journal, among other publications, have called him the "Father of Health Savings Accounts," and the Media Research Center credits him, along with former Sen. Phil Gramm and columnist Bill Kristol with playing the pivotal role in the defeat of the Clinton Administration's plan to overhaul the U.S. health care system.
W. Mike Baggett, Esq., Chairman Emeritus, Winstead PC
W. Mike Baggett has been Chairman and CEO of the law firm of Winstead Sechrest & Minick P.C. since 1992. The firm has more than 300 attorneys in 7 cities.
Brent Beesley
Brent Beesley is Chairman & CEO of Heritage Bank, St. George, Utah. He holds a BA in Economics from BYU and an MBA and JD from Harvard University.
Don A. Buchholz, Chairman of the Board, SWS Group, Inc.
Don A. Buchholz is Chairman of the Board of Directors of SWS Group, Inc., a publicly-owned holding company with subsidiaries engaged in providing securities clearing, securities brokerage, investment banking and investment advisory services.
Gen. Tommy Franks, US Army-ret.
Tommy Franks was born in Wynnewood (pronounced "Winnywood") Oklahoma and grew up in Midland, Texas where he graduated from Robert E. Lee High School one year ahead of First Lady Laura Bush.
Steve Ivy, Co-Chairman and CEO, Heritage Auction Galleries.
Steve Ivy is Co-Chairman and CEO of Heritage Auction Galleries. Heritage has offices in Dallas, New York and Beverly Hills. He has been collecting and studying rare coins since he was a youth.
John Victor Lattimore, Jr., President and Chairman of the Board, Lattimore Properties, Inc.
Victor Lattimore is president and chairman of the board of Lattimore Properties, Inc (LPI). Lattimore Properties is the General Partner of Lattimore Materials, L.P.(LMC), Lattimore Management, L.P., Stringtown, L.P., and East Cape Development.
Fred Meyer, Investments
Mr. Meyer has served as chairman of the board of Aladdin Industries, LLC (formerly Aladdin Industries, Inc.) since 1985.
Jerry M. Mills
Jerry is currently involved in construction and investing. He started Mills Electrical Contractors in 1973 and did an IPO on NYSE in 1998 as part of Integrated Electrical Services.
Henry J. "Bud" Smith, Chairman Bud Smith Organization
Henry J. Smith is Chairman Emeritus for Clark/Bardes, Inc. Dallas, Texas. Clark/Bardes is an executive compensation firm with offices in most major cities throughout the country. Clark/Bardes has client relationships with over 1,500 major U.S. and international companies.
John L. Strauss
John Strauss was born and raised in Buffalo graduating from Canisius College in 1961 and in 1990 received an Honorary Doctor's Degree from Canisius. John received his MBA from New York University in 1966.
Jere W. Thompson, President, The Williamsburg Corporation
Jere W. Thompson, NCPA Board member and former Chairman of the Board, is the president of The Williamsburg Corporation.
Michael L. Whalen, President & CEO, Heart of America Restaurants & Inns
Michael Whalen developed, owns and operates 27 restaurants and hotels in ten metropolitan areas of six Midwestern states.
Greg Wilkinson, Co-Chairman, Hill & Wilkinson General Contractors, Ltd.
Greg Wilkinson, a lifelong Dallas resident, has been in the construction business since 1971.  He received a degree in mechanical engineering from Southern Methodist University and completed graduate programs in business at Penn State University and Southern Methodist University.  He has been a registered professional engineer in Texas since 1972.
Raymond E. Wooldridge, Chairman, Reeves Bancshares, Inc.
Raymond E. Wooldridge is a private investor who was formerly vice chairman and chairman of the Executive Committee of Southwest Securities Group, Inc., a publicly owned holding company with subsidiaries engaged in providing fully disclosed securities clearing, securities brokerage, investment banking and investment advisory services.
Robert J. Wright, Chairman, TWG, Inc.
Mr. Wright is the Chairman and CEO of Medical Cities, Inc., the Crow-Wright Company, and Managing Partner of Medical City Dallas, Ltd. He is President of TWG, Inc. that has entities in healthcare, aviation, real estate, oil and gas and internet technologies.