Dean of Business & Innovation | Cornerstone University

Research Fellow | Mises Institute

Academic Advisory Council | Center for Biblical Unity

Author of Inflation & the Family (2025)

Dr. Jeffery Degner is an Assistant Professor of Economics at Cornerstone University in Grand Rapids, Michigan. There, he serves as the Dean of the School of Business & Innovation. Prior to joining Cornerstone in 2018, he served in secondary education, teaching Economics and History for 13 years. Prior to his teaching experience, he delivered tremendous successes to two corporations in retail management roles. His doctoral degree was earned in 2023 from the Universite d'Angers in western France. His dissertation entitled, The Family in the Inflation Culture was adapted for a wider audience with the 2025 release of his first book, Inflation and the Family. Prior to these accomplishments, he earned his MA in Applied Economics from Western Michigan University, where he also garnered a dual major degree in Economics and History as an undergraduate. He holds both the Kenneth Garschina Award from the Mises Institute, and the Heart of the Scholar Award at Cornerstone - the highest peer-bestowed honor among their faculty. He has delivered presentations at the Acton Institute, Makenzie University in Sao Paulo, Brazil, The Sorbonne in Paris, France, and at multiple stateside and international conferences.