Thomas Stratmann is a Distinguished University Professor of Economics and Law at George Mason University, where he has been a faculty member since 1999. His research focuses on political economy, public choice, health economics, law and economics, and regulatory economics.

Stratmann received his PhD from the University of Maryland in 1990 and have held visiting positions at the University of Chicago, University of Munich, and the International Monetary Fund. He is a CESifo research fellow and senior fellow at the Property and Environmental Research Center.