Jim Lark

James W. "Jim" Lark III, Ph. D. currently serves as a professor of systems engineering and applied mathematics at the University of Virginia. He served as the United States Libertarian Party National Chairman from 2000 to 2002.

On February 19, 2007, the Libertarian Party of Virginia awarded Lark the designation of "Libertarian Leader" for 2007 in recognition of his many contributions to the Libertarian Party. Lark is the fourth person to be so honored .

Since May 2009, Lark is the chairman of the Advocates for Self-Government. He also serves on the board of directors of the International Society for Individual Liberty as well as the board of advisers of the pro-liberty student organization Students For Liberty, and has spoken at their conferences across North America and Europe. He is a member of the Board of Advisers of the Freedom and Entrepreneurship Foundation (Fundacja Wolnosci I Przedsiebiorczosci) in Poland.

He received a B.S. in Mathematics from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Va. Tech) and a Ph.D. in Systems Engineering from the University of Virginia.