About Us

Since 1986 the South Carolina Policy Council Education Foundation has brought together civic, community and business leaders from all over our state to discuss innovative policy ideas that advance the principles of limited government and free enterprise. The Policy Council's headquarters has served as the meeting place for groups from classroom teachers to our state's top CEO's, who share the goal of encouraging a positive environment in which South Carolina families can thrive, work and raise children.

No other think tank in South Carolina can match the Policy Council's success in assembling the top national and state experts on taxes, education, environmental policy, health care and numerous other issues. That ability to bring new ideas to the forefront, lead the policy debate and create a broad base of support for sensible reform is what makes our organization the leader in turning good ideas into good state policy.

The Policy Council was founded with the vision of one of South Carolina's most admired and successful business leaders, the late Thomas A. Roe of Greenville. Tom's vision of providing state policy makers with the most credible and up-to-date research, ideas and analyses from a limited government and free enterprise perspective continues as our mission today.

The Policy Council is led by a Board of Directors that is committed to the vision of Tom Roe. Our board members come from all areas of the Palmetto State. They are respected members of their communities and they are successful in their businesses, but most importantly they are recognized as principled leaders. In addition, leaders in government, industry and small business frequently rely on the expertise of the Policy Council staff members. Our staff is often called upon to serve on state boards, commissions and task forces and many have gone on to leadership positions in business and state government.

For more than 20 years, many new and exciting challenges have faced our organization. While we look forward to playing an even more prominent role in the policy debate, our ability to do so is matched only by the resources we have available.