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Vision Statement

The North Carolina FreeEnterprise Foundation enhances awareness of the value of a free enterprise system of open and competitive markets because such markets result in innovation, lower costs, better products and enhancement of economic efficiency and vitality, human freedom and welfare.

Mission Statement

The NC FreeEnterprise Foundation (NCFREE) is the premier research organization in the state seeking to provide non-partisan analysis of the political landscape and its impact on North Carolina’s business environment.

Anna Beavon Gravely

Executive Director

Anna Beavon Gravely is the Executive Director of the North Carolina FreeEnterprise Foundation, a non-partisan research organization that works to understand trends and inform decision making. NCFREE is a leader in connecting the dots for North Carolina’s political landscape and business growth.

Gravely joined the organization in 2019, after serving as the North Carolina Deputy State Director and Spokesperson for Americans for Prosperity (AFP). She has advanced several successful state-based issue campaigns for organizations including Generation Opportunity, Americans for Prosperity Foundation, and North Carolina Family Action.

Well-recognized for her natural ability to lead, Gravely is a strategic thinker, trusted visionary, and savvy challenge of the status quo.

She is a regular panelist on NC Spin and has been a guest on Carolina Business Review, Carolina Journal radio, and WPTF. Her thought leadership has also appeared in the Raleigh News and Observer, Charlotte Observer, Greensboro News and Record, and The North State Journal.

Gravely is a graduate of Meredith College; she holds a degree in Political Science, Writing, and Ethics. She lives in Raleigh, North Carolina.

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Board of Directors

Cindy
Morgan

Co-Chairperson

Spectrum Reach
Cary

William S.
Brown

Co-Chairperson

Brown & Wood Pontiac Cadillac GMC

Greenville

Grant
Brooks

First Vice Chair

SAS

Cary

Tim
Minton

Second Vice Chair

NC Home Builders Association

Raleigh

Kristen
Morris

Secretary/Treasurer

Atrium Health

Charlotte

Drew
Elliot

ElectriCities

Raleigh

Tracy
Kimbrell

Parker Poe
Raleigh

Ryan
Minto

Duke Energy

Raleigh

Jeff
Byrom

TowneBank

Raleigh

Murchison
‘bo’ Biggs

K. M. Biggs, Inc.

Lumberton

Jay
Rouse

NC Association of Electric Cooperatives

Raleigh

Michael
McKnight

Ogletree Deakin

Raleigh

Cady
Thomas

Focus Public Affairs
Raleigh

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