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ITIF formulates and promotes national strategies and and programmatic recommendations to align federal agencies and operations to meet the opportunities and challenges of innovation-driven growth and global competitiveness.

Vice President, Global Innovation Policy, and Director, Center for Life Sciences Innovation
Information Technology and Innovation Foundation
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August 28, 2025|Blogs
The Growing Risks of Fragmented State AI Laws
Without federal preemption on AI regulations, states are rushing to impose audits, transparency mandates, and sector-specific obligations—often with overlapping or conflicting rules that extend beyond state borders.
August 28, 2025|Blogs
Don’t Let Washington Turn Tech Companies Into Amtrak
The Trump administration doubled down on its push for the federal government to take financial stakes or other commercial interests in major U.S. companies—a policy that would weaken American competitiveness, invite political manipulation, and undermine the very goals of U.S. industrial strategy.
August 21, 2025|Blogs
The Green Light: Blame Washington for Corporate America Investing in China
For 40 years, the U.S. government sent implicit and often explicit messages to American firms: Invest in China. Indulging in emotionally satisfying corporate blame points us toward the wrong solutions.
August 21, 2025|Blogs
The Trump Administration Should Refrain From Taking Equity in Semiconductor Companies
Turning CHIPS Act grants into government equity stakes would undermine their purpose and weaken U.S. efforts to expand domestic semiconductor manufacturing.
August 11, 2025|Blogs
Closing the Gaps in the Strengthening Cyber Resilience Act
The Strengthening Cyber Resilience Against State-Sponsored Threats Act is a timely and necessary response to the growing threat posed by state-sponsored cyber actors, particularly from China, but Congress should further refine it to truly future-proof the nation’s cybersecurity posture.
August 8, 2025|Blogs
Time for at Least One US University to Offer a Graduate Degree in Industrial Policy
The United States must invest in the intellectual and institutional infrastructure needed to counter China’s aggressive techno-economic rise. NSF’s TIP Directorate should fund at least one university to establish a graduate program focused on industrial strategy and economic warfighting.
July 29, 2025|Blogs
Hardening US Infrastructure Before a Potential Iranian Cyber Attack
Iran’s growing cyber capabilities, combined with recent geopolitical tensions, pose a serious threat to U.S. critical infrastructure, requiring urgent federal action to strengthen digital defenses and build long-term resilience.
July 14, 2025|Blogs
Without a Federal Moratorium, US AI Policy Will Fragment Further
Congress’ decision to reject a federal moratorium on state-level AI regulation is a missed opportunity. Without a pause, the United States continues to face a patchwork of state laws that confuses consumers, burdens businesses, and slows innovation.
July 7, 2025|Blogs
Canada Doesn’t Have an Innovation System: It Has 134 Programs
Canada needs a new federal institution that makes its innovation system more than the sum of its parts: a Canadian Innovation and Industrial Transformation Agency. This institution wouldn’t replace programs. It would govern them coherently, strategically, and at speed.
June 17, 2025|Blogs
Fixing America’s Quality Crisis Starts With Reforming the Baldrige Award
Tariffs and tax breaks won’t fix America’s quality crisis. But perhaps an overhaul of the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award will.