Carroll Thomas
Director
Information Technology and Innovation Foundation
Carroll A. Thomas is a member of ITIF’s board. She is a recognized expert in partnership development and change management with more than 35 years public/private sector experience. A former small business owner, she served in the U.S. Department of Commerce as acting associate director for innovation and industry services at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), and as director of the Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership.
An expert in policy and administration of nationwide public/private partnership focused on small and medium-sized manufacturers, Thomas previously was associate administrator of the Small Business Administration’s Small Business Development Centers (SBDC), serving America’s 25 million small businesses and budding entrepreneurs across the country. In private industry, her leadership and management experience has included roles with the preeminent electronic retailer QVC and with the National Gallery of Art.
Thomas is a graduate of Drexel University’s Nesbitt College of Design and the John Hopkins Carey School of Business MBA program.
Recent Publications
Next Steps for Ensuring America’s Advanced Technology Preeminence
As technology and industry strategy experts, we commend Congress and the Biden administration for focusing on ensuring U.S. advanced technology competitiveness. Toward that end, we offer a number of recommendations for further action.
Recent Events and Presentations
Manufacturing USA: 10 Years of American Innovation
Watch now for a conversation detailing the effect and importance of Manufacturing USA, and emphasizing the importance of sustained investment in the program to policymakers.
The Great Debate Over Technology and Prosperity
ITIF hosted a spirited debate between ITIF President Rob Atkinson and economist Simon Johnson, author of the new book Power and Progress: Our Thousand-Year Struggle Over Technology and Prosperity.
Reviving America’s Hamiltonian Tradition to Win the Economic Competition With China
Please join ITIF for an all-day conference with leading experts and policymakers to explore why and how Washington can look to Hamiltonianism for guidance in how to win the techno-economic contest with China.
