 DeMuth restored AEI's financial fortunes, eliminating $9 million in debt and generating an asset balance of over $75 million.He also more than tripled AEI's budget during his presidency.DeMuth presided over the institute as a number of high-profile scholars joined AEI, including Charles Murray, Richard and Lynne Cheney, Michael Barone, James K. Glassman, Newt Gingrich, Karl Zinsmeister, and Ayaan Hirsi Ali.