Rhett Butler

Rhett Butler is the Director of Foundation Relations for the Mercatus Center at George Mason University. Before joining the Mercatus Center, Rhett started and grew a consultancy that served nonprofit and foundation clients. Prior to consulting, he led national policy initiatives for the White House, the U.S. Secretary of Labor, a U.S. senator, and two U.S. congressmen. Rhett earned a master’s degree with honors from Johns Hopkins University, studied national security strategy at the U.S. Naval War College, and earned a bachelor’s degree from the Pennsylvania State University.