Corey A. DeAngelis is a Policy Analyst at the Cato Center for Educational Freedom. He is also a Distinguished Doctoral Fellow and Ph.D. candidate in Education Policy at the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville, and a Policy Advisor and Contributing Editor for the Heartland Institute.

His research focuses on the effects of educational choice programs on student achievement and non-academic outcomes such as criminal activity, political and economic freedom, schooling supply, and fiscal impacts. Corey has published several studies on educational choice programs with organizations such as the School Choice Demonstration Project, the Texas Public Policy Foundation, the Mackinac Center for Public Policy, and the Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty. His research has also been published in peer-reviewed academic journals such as the Journal of School Choice, School Effectiveness and School Improvement, and the Cato Journal, and has been cited by the Wall Street Journal. His work is also featured at the Foundation for Economic Education, EdChoice, and Education Next.

He additionally holds a Bachelor of Business Administration and a Master of Arts in Economics from the University of Texas at San Antonio.