Speech & Debate - Logic School

Mr. Jonathan Wolfson

jwolfson@hunterclassicalchristian.org

Mr. Jonathan Wolfson is a husband, father, attorney, policy advisor, author, speaker, and teacher whose career includes multiple roles in both the private and public sectors. He graduated Magna Cum Laude from Washington University in St. Louis with an Economics Degree and later earned his J.D. from the University of Virginia School of Law. He presently is Chief Legal Officer and Policy Director at the Cicero Institute, a think tank creating entrepreneurial solutions to the most challenging public policy problems. His previous roles include work as a senior executive at the United States Department of Labor, a litigation and regulatory attorney at an international law firm, an adjunct faculty member at the Honors College at the University of South Florida, and a policy analyst at the White House. Jonathan is the author of The Great Debate, a debate textbook used by students around the globe, and has been teaching debate and public speaking for over two decades. He is excited to introduce debate to the Logic School students of Hunter and help them learn to defend their beliefs, recognize fallacies, and gain comfort as public speakers. Jonathan and his wife, Kendall, have four children: JJ, Hartwell, and Waverly (all students at Hunter), and Magnolia (a future Hunter Heron). In his copious free time, you can find Jonathan and his family scouring the freezer section for the best ice cream flavors, on Royal Rangers or Indian Princesses campouts, or enjoying a great book. When they all go to bed, Jonathan dreams of joining the ski patrol.