John Humphreys
Chairman
John Humphreys is the founder the Liberal Democratic Party, the Australian Libertarian Society, and the Human Capital Project. He has worked previously for the Commonwealth Treasury, the Centre for International Economics and the Centre for Independent Studies, and is currently doing his PhD at the University of Queensland. His personal website is johnhumphreys.com.au. John does not maintain day-to-day editorial control over Menzies House.
Co-Founder & Managing Editor
Tim Andrews graduated from the University of Sydney with degrees in Economics (Social Sciences), Law (Hons.), and a Masters in Public Policy. He served as President of the Australian Liberal Students' Federation and Vice President (Policy) of the NSW Young Liberals from 2006-2008.
He is the current Treasurer of the Australian Libertarian Society, and serves on the Board of Management for the HR Nicholls Society. Andrews is currently based in Washington DC as a political consultant, and has had experience working for Americans for Tax Reform, the Cato Insitute, and as a Koch Associate. His personal blog may be found at insidethemindoftim.wordpress.com
Andy Semple
Assistant Managing Editor
Andy has a Bachelor of Applied Science degree (Geology) from the University of Southern Queensland and a Bachelor of Commerce degree (Finance & Marketing) from Bond University. He is the founder and Managing Director of ANDIKA Pty Ltd, a Gold Coast based investment advisory company and Australian Financial Services Licensee. Andy is also the author of political thriller novels, his first being Witch Doctor’s Vengeancepublished in June 2008 and his second Eden Prime published in March 2010. He is currently working on his third title, Australia Day, which will be out before Australia Day 2012. He blogs regularly atwww.andylsemple.com and his personal motto is "Speak without Fear. Question with Boldness."
Chris Ashton
Religion & Politics Editor
Chris Ashton lives in Sydney with his wife and daughter. He is a former police officer, an elder in the Presbyterian Church and a postgraduate student of arts and theology. His particular interests are Christian creeds and confessions and the interaction between religion and culture. You can follow him on twitter @ChrisAshton.
Amir Iljazi
U.S. Politics Editor
Amir Iljazi earned his Master's Degree in Political Science at American University in Washington, D.C. and currently resides in Tampa, Florida. Before relocating back to Florida, he specialized in longitudinal campaign tracking and voter trends for Federal Races nationwide while working for a Washington DC based center-right political advocacy organisation.
Milton von Smith
Economics Editor
Milton von Smith is Menzies Houses' resident economic guru. The intellectual successor to Milton Friedman, the unacknowledged lovechild of Friedrich von Hayek, and the heir to Adam Smith, he is the true amalgam of intellect, knowledge, and astute commentary. With economic understanding that puts all other Australian economist bloggers to shame, he resides undercover in Moscow-on-the-Molonglo, aka Canberra, where he is engaged in a guerrilla war to show clarity and wisdom to the economic heathens of Capitol Hill.
Damian Wyld
Contributing Editor
Damian Wyld is the South Australian State President of the National Civic Council. After graduating with a BA (Hons) (joint honours in politics and history) from the University of Adelaide, he spent several years as a state and federal political staffer.
Married with two sons, Damian has a keen interest in current affairs and also does some work in the PR field.
Damian is also South Australian State Secretary of the Australian Family Association and serves on the advisory board of the Conservative Leadership Foundation.
Jess Finlay
Contributing Editor
Jess Finlay graduated from the University of Western Australia with degrees in Law and Commerce and has been employed in politics for over four years in a number of roles.
She has been a member of the Liberal Party for almost a decade and is a former President of the Western Australian Union of Liberal Students and Secretary of the WA Young Liberals. As well as writing on a number of different policy areas, Jess is interested in campaign strategy and Australian electoral statistics.
