Rod D. Martin, Founder and Chairman of TheVanguard.Org, is a noted futurist and advocate for the eradication of poverty and the expansion of liberty throughout the world. A writer, speaker and technology entrepreneur, he also serves as President of the National Federation of Republican Assemblies (NFRA), Chairman of The Arlington Group's National Security Team, and as a member of the Board of Governors of the Council for National Policy.

Dr. Martin is an active investor and is a director of several technology companies. He has previously served as a senior advisor to PayPal.com founder Peter Thiel, most notably during PayPal's IPO and subsequent merger with dot-com giant eBay, and as Director of Policy Planning and Research for former Arkansas Governor (and Presidential candidate) Mike Huckabee. He is deeply involved in charitable work aimed at alleviating global poverty, has raised significant sums for private K-12 scholarships for disadvantaged children in the United States, and serves on the boards of several foundations, including Hugh O'Brian Youth Leadership (HOBY) and Rescue a Million.

Dr. Martin studied political and economic thought at Cambridge University in Great Britain and was elected student body president at Baylor Law School. He has served as faculty for the Alliance Defense Fund's Blackstone Fellowship program, belongs to the Federalist Society, and holds Life Memberships in Gun Owners of America and the National Rifle Association. A voracious reader, he has also been named player of the week on TV's Who Wants to Be a Millionaire.

Dr. Martin edited and co-authored Thank You President Bush along with numerous leading conservatives such as Ed Meese, James Dobson, Phyllis Schlafly and Grover Norquist, and has three additional books forthcoming. His writings have appeared in such publications as Human Events, WorldNetDaily, The American Spectator, World magazine, the Manchester Union-Leader and Diario Las Américas. He lives on Florida's beautiful Emerald Coast with his wife Sherri, with whom he dotes on their three beloved children.