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<div><b>Gene Koprowski is the director of marketing for The Heartland Institute. </b>He previously held several positions in the administration of<b> Virginia Gov. Robert F. McDonnell and Michael Steele, chairman of the Republican National Committee. He also served as director of grassroots development for the presidential campaigns of Herman Cain and Newt Gingrich in 2012.</b></div><div>
</div><div>Earlier, Koprowski worked for <b>Neal B. Freeman, a protégé of William F. Buckley, in Washington, DC as a producer for the PBS TV series TechnoPolitics, at its height seen on 300 public broadcasting stations across the U.S. and broadcast on Voice of America (VOA) overseas</b>.</div><div>
</div><div>Koprowski spent most of his career as a health, science, and technology journalist for major media, including United Press International, Forbes ASAP, The Washington Post, Entrepreneur Magazin<b>e, Fox News</b>, Washington Technology, and Insight Magazine, among others.<b> He also served as an executive-level consultant in medical marketing/medical affairs for senior executives at Pfizer, AbbVie, the Veterans Health Administration, and the Food and Drug Administration.</b></div><div>
</div><div>Koprowski is the author of Nanotechnology in Medicine: Emerging Applications (McGraw-Hill Professional, 2012) and The Genius of Imitation (Barrett-Kohler Books, 2004), and co-author ofThe Encyclopedia of Health Services Research (Sage Publishing, 2009). He was a contributor to thePortable MBA in Marketing (Dow Jones, 1995).</div><div>
</div><div><b>Koprowski earned his bachelor’s at Northwestern University and later an M.A. IN? from The University of Chicago.</b> He graduated from the Naval Aviation Schools Command Direct Commission Officer School in Pensacola, Florida as an ensign and was promoted to lieutenant (j.g.) and full lieutenant. He served as a public affairs officer in the U.S. Navy from 2000 to 2008. On active duty, he served as a speechwriter and aide to the Supreme Allied Commander, Atlantic at NATO.</div><div>
</div><div>He is a 2008 Emmy Award Nominee from the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS, Chicago) for his work for Fox News. He won the Gold Medal and Merit Awards in 2008 and 2009 from the Healthcare Advertising Awards for his work for the FDA and Shepherd Medical.</div><div>
</div><div>He has served on the boards of directors of <b>Catholic Charities (junior board), Habitat for Humanity</b>, Interfaith Refugee and Immigration Ministry, and Haitian Harmony, a medical ministry based in suburban Washington, DC</div><div>
</div><div>Recent OpEds</div><div>
</div><div><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 102);">Radical Eco-Activists Hijacking the Pope’s Message on the Environment?</span></div><div>May 28, 2015</div><div></div><div>pal of</div><div>
</div><div><div>Jim Lakely</div><div>Communications Director, The Heartland Institute; Co-Director of the Center on the Digital Economy</div><div>
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</div><div>Phone: 312-377-4000</div><div>Twitter: jlakely</div><div>Email: jlakely@heartland.org</div><div>Jim Lakely is director of communications at The Heartland Institute, co-director of Heartland’s Center on the Digital Economy, and editor-in-chief of Heartland's blog, Somewhat Reasonable. Prior to joining Heartland in 2008, Lakely spent 16 years in daily-deadline journalism.</div><div>
</div><div>A former White House correspondent for The Washington Times, Lakely covered Capitol Hill and the re-election campaign of George W. Bush and his fifth year as president. He has appeared on C-SPAN, the Fox News Channel, MSNBC, CNN, and several local television news programs to discuss politics and policy. He’s been an editorial writer and columnist for the Tribune-Review in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; The Free Lance-Star in Fredericksburg, Virginia; and The Press-Enterprise in Riverside, California. Lakely also worked for a year as a senior business editor for a trade publication based in Los Angeles.</div><div>
</div><div>In his time working for The Heartland Institute, Lakely’s writings on technology policy have appeared in the San Francisco Chronicle, the New York Post, the Chicago Sun-Times, the Washington Examiner, and many other publications around the country, both in print and online. He has shared his insight on politics and technology policy on nationally syndicated radio programs, including The Hugh Hewitt Show and the G. Gordon Liddy Show, as well as several local radio shows around the country and overseas. Lakely is also a regular contributor to Ricochet, Somewhat Reasonable, and The American Culture.</div><div>
</div><div>Born in New York City, Lakely spent his formative years in Dayton, Ohio and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He graduated from the University of Pittsburgh in 1992 and is an avid fan of the Steelers and Penguins.</div><div>
</div><div>Recent Articles</div><div>
</div><div>Heartland Institute Crushes ACLU in Net Neutrality Debate</div><div>Infotech and Telecom News – November 19, 2014</div><div>Al Gore Mentions Heartland, Tells 11 Falsehoods in Just 35 Seconds</div><div>Energy and Environment – September 19, 2014</div><div>Heartland Climate Conference Kicks Off July 7 in Las Vegas</div><div>Energy and Environment – June 11, 2014</div><div>Benefits of Global Warming Greatly Exceed Costs, New Study Says</div><div>Energy and Environment – March 25, 2014</div><div>How the Global Warming Scare Began</div><div>Energy and Environment – March 13, 2014</div><div>Recent OpEds</div><div>
</div><div>40 Years of Media Hype for Climate Alarmists</div><div>April 4, 2015</div><div>Merchants of Doubt a Huge Flop at the Box Office</div><div>March 12, 2015</div><div>Left Launches Witch Hunt Against Climate Scientists</div><div>March 2, 2015</div><div>Shoveling a Lot of Global Warming in Chicago</div><div>February 2, 2015</div><div>I Am Charlie! We Are All Charlie!</div><div>January 9, 2015</div><div>Bibliography</div><div>
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