Tony Banout is the inaugural executive director of the University of Chicago’s Forum for Free Inquiry and Expression. Prior to his role at the University of Chicago, Banout served as senior vice president and before that vice president of institutional advancement at Interfaith America. A lifelong advocate for ideological diversity and inclusion in academia, Banout serves as a board member of the Heterodox Academy. Alongside Tom Ginsburg, Banout is the co-editor of The Chicago Canon on Free Inquiry and Expression (2024), from the University of Chicago Press.
Tony Banout
Executive Director, Forum for Free Inquiry and Expression, University of Chicago (IL)
