TLDR: Conservative writer interested in economics, politics and religion. Former DC political researcher turned developer. Pursuing Ph.D in Economics at GMU.
Contact me at: john at afterecon dot com!
My name is John Vandivier and I’m trying to change the world. Part of that involves serving as the Admin and primary Content Developer at After Economics.
- Married to the amazing @mrstinavandivier. One son, one daughter, and three dogs.
- I am particularly interested in economics, politics, religion, programming, music, and games.
- I’m a senior software engineer at Capital One. I also teach programming.
- I’m a Ph.D. Candidate in the George Mason University Economics department. I previously obtained a Master in Public Policy from GMU and a Bachelor of Science with a double major in Economics and Political Science from the University of Houston.
You can find me on Facebook, GitHub, Google Scholar, Khan Academy, Linkedin, SSRN, Twitch, Twitter, YouTube, and plenty of other places.
Thanks to these people who have influenced me over the years in my education, career, and more:
- My whole family. In particular my wife Christina and my parents Cheryl and David.
- Paul Michalik and Tricia Rothenberg from Georgetown ISD. Jason Dean, Coach Gnarls, and my other GHS coaches back in ’06-08.
- Dr. Ross vanWassenhove, Dr. Polly Hardee, Dr. Jonathan Slapin from the University of Houston.
- Several professors from GMU whom I will not name until I have graduated for fear of looking like a kiss-up.
- Having completed the MPP, I can brag about two great SPGIA instructors: Dr. John Earle and Dr. Janine Wedel. You both rock!