Barry Poulson is a Professor Emeritus at the University of Colorado (Boulder) He received his PhD from Ohio State, 1965, specializing in development economics and economic history. His research focuses on convergence of economic growth in frontier economies.

Dr. Poulson is a Past President of the North American Economics and Finance Association. He is currently an adjunct scholar of the Heritage Foundation and senior fellow of the Independence Institute. He also serves on the Colorado Commission on Taxation.