Dr. Dave Brat, Dean at Liberty University's School of Business will serve on Governor Glenn Youngkin's economist panel.
This panel will advise Youngkin on the state's revenue estimates leading to his December budget revision the school said.
The school said the fifteen-member panel will include economic and business experts from a variety of sectors and industries in order to help shape the state's revenues and gross domestic product evaluations.
“On a personal level, serving on this panel is part of my calling. . Sometimes people think economics and public policy is just theoretical. This opportunity is great because students get to see a lifetime of academic work manifest into something truly important. It’s good for the students to see how all their studies can pay off, because in this panel, many experts across several sectors and skill sets will give input on very important decisions that will affect all Virginians’ lives" Brat said.
Brat was a member of the Virginia Board of Accountancy and served as president of the Virginia Association of Economists. He also was an economic consultant with Arthur Andersen and the World Bank the school said.
The school also said that many Liberty professors, administrators, and alumni have recently been appointed to Youngkin's administration.