Hon. Raymond L. Gifford became president of The Progress & Freedom Foundation in January 2003, after serving as chairman of the Colorado Public Utilities Commission. He is an adjunct professor at the University of Colorado Law School. Before his appointment by Gover no r Bill Owens, Gifford served as First Assistant Attorney General under Colorado Attorney General Gale Norton. He began his legal career as a law clerk to the Ho no rable Richard Matsch of the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado, and worked for two law firms, Kirkland & Ellis and Baker & Hostetler. He received a bachelor's degree from St. John's College in Annapolis, and a J.D. from the University of Chicago.