Steven F. Hayward (born October 16, 1958) is an American conservative author, political commentator, and policy scholar. He is a senior resident scholar at the Institute of Governmental Studies at the University of California, Berkeley, and a visiting lecturer at Boalt Hall. He was previously the Ronald Reagan Distinguished Visiting Professor at Pepperdine University's Graduate School of Public Policy, and was the inaugural visiting scholar in conservative thought and policy at the University of Colorado at Boulder. From 2002 to 2012 he was the F.K Weyerhaeuser Fellow in Law and Economics at the American Enterprise Institute in Washington, D.C., and has been senior fellow at the Pacific Research Institute in San Francisco since 1991. Early life and education Hayward was born in 1958. In 1980, he earned a Bachelor of Science in business from Lewis and Clark College. In 1984, he earned a Masters of Arts in government and a Doctor of Philosophy in American Studies in 1996 from the Claremont Graduate School. Career In 1984, Hayward started work as director of journalism of the group Public Research Syndicated at the Claremont Institute through 1987. In 1985, he also became Executive Director for Inland Business Magazine through 1990. In 1987, he became director of the Golden State Center for Policy Studies through 1991. In 1990, Hayward became contributing editor for Reason through 2001 and also became a Public Interest Member in the California Citizens Compensation Commission through 1995. In 1996, he served on the Departmental Transportation Advisory Committee of the government of the State of California through 2001. During the 2004 U.S. Presidential elections, he served on the George W. Bush for President campaign. In 2008, he served a one-year term as president of the Philadelphia Society. Hayward has testified before the Committee on Energy and Commerce at the United States House on two occasions. Hayward has served as visiting fellow professor, scholar, or lecturer at the following institutions: Intercollegiate Studies Institute – Weaver Fellow (1985–86) Ashland University – Distinguished Fellow at John M. Ashbrook Center Mont Pelerin Society – Olive Garvey Fellow (1990, 1992) Pacific Research Institute for Public Policy – senior fellow (1991–Present) Heritage Foundation – Fellow (1993–1994, 1997–1998) American Enterprise Institute – Fellow (2002–2012?) Georgetown University – visiting lecturer in the Government Department (2003–Present) The Fund for American Studies – inaugural visiting scholar (2013–2014) University of Colorado Boulder – First Visiting Scholar in Conservative Thought and Policy