Name: Alexander Witkes

Position: Northeast Director

School: University of Pennsylvania

Email: awitkes@studentsforliberty.org

Bio: Alexander is from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and was first exposed to liberty-based ideas through the work of Ayn Rand. He now attends the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, where he is studying finance. Alexander is especially interested in promoting free markets and capitalism.

Favorite Figures in Liberty: Milton Friedman and Ayn Rand

On Students For Liberty: “A unified student effort is necessary to advance the cause of liberty not only on college campuses, but also throughout the United States. Students For Liberty provides an invaluable network for college students as well as a plethora of resources that students of any level will find helpful.”