Sarah Ruger leads the free expression team and initiatives at the Charles Koch Institute. Sarah is a passionate advocate for open inquiry, Enlightenment principles, and free expression rights. She previously managed external relations for the Institute for Humane Studies, later building higher education programs and managing donor relations for the Charles Koch Foundation. Sarah earned her BA in political economy and Spanish from Belmont University in Nashville, TN. There she launched Belmont’s student libertarian group and developed a commitment to seeking truth through civil discourse as a state champion parliamentary debater. She now lives in the DC area with her husband Charlie and Basset Hound Norm.