'''David H. Padden''' is President of Padden & Company Inc.[http://www.taxcenter.com/], a Chicago-based investment securities firm. He plays a prominent role in a number of [[right-winglibertarian]] [[think tank]]s:
*[[Heartland Institute]], founder and director 2004 [http://www.heartland.org/archives/bios/padden.htm]
*[[Cato Institute]], director 2004 [http://cato.org/people/directors.html]
*[[Citizens for a Sound Economy]], former director*[[Acton Institute]], former director
*[[Bionomics Institute]], director
*[[Foundation for Economic Education]], former director