The Ohio Objectivist Society is a group of intellectuals, teachers, and business professionals from Ohio who believe most obstacles to individual happiness and prosperity in a society stem from human irrationality. We believe the way to counter irrationality is through an integrated understanding of reality, knowledge, ethics, and politics - which is the achievement of Ayn Rand via her philosophy of Objectivism. The OOS both teaches how to learn and apply Objectivism and acts as an organized resource for any individual inspired to learn more.

Mission

Inspire culture to recognize and accept with uncompromising certainty that existence exists independent of personal whim, that reason is man’s only means of acquiring knowledge, that man’s life is his only standard of good, and that laissez-faire capitalism is the only ethical political system by teaching Ayn Rand’s philosophy of Objectivism.

Officers

Matthew W. Yucha
myu…@ohio.newintellectuals.org
President and Executive Director

An original founder of OOS, Matthew is responsible for both long-term strategy and oversight of day-to-day operations. Matthew has been studying Objectivism since 2007, specializing in research and teaching Objectivist thought. He currently holds a master of science degree in computer and information science from Gannon University and works as a software engineer in the payment industry.

Brian Tinker
btin…@ohio.newintellectuals.org
Director of Marketing

Brian is Director of Marketing for the OOS, and is involved in everything from flyers to networking to Facebook ads. Brian has been a student of Objectivism since 2008, after reading Atlas Shrugged and The Fountainhead. He was interested in science and philosophy early on, and acquired a physics degree from Case Western Reserve University. Currently, Brian is on the technical staff for a major medical imaging software developer.