Chris Ruli is a writer and researcher on early American fraternalism. He is the author of The White House & The Freemasons, Brother Lafayette, and other work that explores the often-overlooked relationship between Freemasonry, politics, economics, and culture. Ruli's work has appeared in academic publications, popular print, television, and digital works including The Washington Post, History Channel, and history-focused podcasts.

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Chris serves as the Assistant Grand Historian of the Supreme Council, 33°, Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry, S.J. He is also the Director of History, Heritage, and Education department at the House of the Temple in Washington, D.C. where he manages one of the World's largest private collections of material on the fraternity.

 

Ruli is an executive officer and fellow in the country's leading Masonic research institutions: The Philalethes Society and the Scottish Rite Research Society, and an honorary member in Masonic research organizations throughout the country. 

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Ruli has a background in statistics and international public health, with a focus on tracking and preventing infectious diseases. He is a graduate of Columbia University's School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA) and a former Peace Corps Volunteer (West Africa).

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Awards and Recognitions

• Meritorious Service, DC Grand Lodge 2021

• Knight Commander of the Court of Honor,
  A.A.S.R. - S.J. 2021

• Fellow, The Philalethes Society, 2024

• Fellow, Scottish Rite Research Society, 2025

• Anson Jones Lecturer, Texas Lodge of Research, 2024

• Order of Clairvaux, Grand Encampment of Knights Templar of the United States of America, August 2024​

• S. Brent Morris Lecturer, Scottish Rite Research Society, 2025.

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