Karol Boudreaux is a senior fellow at the Mercantus Center and lead researcher for Enterprise Africa, a research project that is investigating on enterprise-based solutions to poverty in Africa. She is also a faculty member of the George Mason University School of Law. Her areas of interest include property rights and development, human rights, and international law. Boudreaux holds a BA in English literature from Rutgers University and a JD from the University of Virginia.