Julian Morris

Julian Morris and the International Policy Network

Morris is listed as the Executive Director of the International Policy Network (IPN), a UK-based freemarket think tank.

According to their website, the IPN is a charity based in the UK, and a non-profit (501c3) organization in the US. The North American arm of the IPN has received $390,000 from oil-giant ExxonMobil.

According to recent UK Charity Commission filings (pdf), the IPN works under the umbrella of the Atlas Research Foundation (UK). The IPN was founded by Antony Fisher in 1955, who went on to found another think tank in the US called the Atlas Economic Research Foundation. Atlas has also received funding from ExxonMobil to the tune of $780,000 since 1998.

Julian Morris and the Institute for Economic Affairs

Currently Morris sits on the advisory council of another UK-based freemarket think tank called the Institute for Economic Affairs (IEA). At one time Morris serves as the director of the IEA's environment and technology program.

According to Exxon Secrets, a registered charity was set up in the US called the "American Friends of the Institute for Economic Affairs," to allow for US companies to donate to the UK-based IEA. The IEA has received $50,000 from ExxonMobil through their American Friends organization.