Marian Tupy is the founder and editor of Human​Progress​.org, a senior fellow at the Center for Global Liberty and Prosperity, and co-author of several books and publications. He specializes in globalization, global well‐​being, and the politics and economics of Europe and Southern Africa.

His articles have been published in the Financial Times, the Washington Post, the Wall Street Journal, The Atlantic, Newsweek, and various other outlets. He has appeared on BBC, CNN, CNBC, MSNBC, Fox News, Fox Business, and other channels. Tupy received his BA in international relations and classics from the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, South Africa, and his Ph.D. in international relations from the University of St. Andrews in Great Britain.