Brandon Richardson is a recent summa cum laude graduate from the University of Colorado Colorado Springs with a double major in political science and economics. He thrived in the university atmosphere, left as the graduate of the year within the economics department, and was awarded the civics certificate demonstrating his passion for American politics and the Supreme Court of the United States. After interning with Pam Benigno in the Education Policy Center his senior year, he became enamored with the environment and culture at Independence Institute. Brandon is currently an Associate with the Development team at II.