Overview

• Edwin J. Feulner, co-founder of The Heritage Foundation, died July 18 at age 83; he served as its president for nearly 40 years.
• Heritage president Kevin Roberts and board chair Barb Van Andel-Gaby lauded Feulner as a visionary builder and pledged to carry his mission forward.
• Under Feulner’s leadership, Heritage pioneered concise, two-page policy briefs that shaped Ronald Reagan’s reforms and the modern conservative agenda.
• Feulner co-wrote the afterword for Project 2025 and advised President Trump’s transition team, highlighting his lasting impact on conservative policymaking.
• Prominent conservatives mourned Feulner as an architect of the movement whose mentorship forged generations of Republican leaders.