Stephen Garrard Post has served on the Board of the John Templeton Foundation (2008–2014), which focuses on virtue and public life. He is a researcher, opinion leader, medical school professor, and best-selling author who has taught at the University of Chicago Medical School, Fordham University-Marymount, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine (1988–2008) and Stony Brook University School of Medicine (2008–).