The Myths of American Capitalism
Join us on October 13, 2026
5:30 PM - 7:00 PM at the University of Austin
101 W. 6th Street, Austin, TX 78701
Doors open at 5:00 PM
Since the dawn of the Industrial Revolution, capitalism has unleashed unimaginable growth in opportunity and prosperity. Senator Phil Gramm, economist, former Congressman and Senator, and one of America’s premier public policy advocates, will share his latest book, The Triumph of Economic Freedom, and expand upon pivotal moments in our country’s economic history that have largely defined the role of government and how the 21st century world works.
SENATOR PHIL GRAMM
Senator Phil Gramm joined Lone Star Funds as Vice Chairman in 2012 after serving as Vice Chairman of UBS Investment Bank from 2002 to 2011, where he provided senior leadership on major international IPOs and privatizations.
Before his career in investment banking, Senator Gramm served six years in the U.S. House of Representatives and eighteen years in the U.S. Senate. His legislative achievements include the Reagan Budget, the Gramm-Rudman Act, and the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, which modernized U.S. banking, insurance, and securities law.
He is a Nonresident Senior Fellow at the American Enterprise Institute and holds a Ph.D. in economics from the University of Georgia. He taught economics at Texas A&M University for 12 years and is the co-author of The Myth of American Inequality, winner of the 2024 Hayek Prize, and The Triumph of Economic Freedom. He has also written extensively for The Wall Street Journal.