Joel Thayer
President
Digital Progress Institute
Joel Thayer is the President of the Digital Progress Institute. He has founded his own law firm, Thayer PLLC, and was previously an associate at Phillips Lytle. Before that, he served as Policy Counsel for ACT | The App Association, where he advised on legal and policy issues related to antitrust, telecommunications, privacy, cybersecurity and intellectual property in Washington, DC. His experience also includes working as legal clerk for FCC Chairman Ajit Pai and FTC Commissioner Maureen Ohlhausen and as a congressional staffer for the Hon. Lee Terry and the Hon. Mary Bono.
Recent Publications
Creative Discussion Podcast: Debate With Joel Thayer, Would AICOA Help or Hurt Innovation and Consumer Choice?
This episode of the Creative Discussion podcast features a recent debate between ITIF's Joseph V. Coniglio and Joel Thayer of the Digital Progress Institute on the question of whether the American Innovation and Choice Online Act (AICOA) would help or hurt innovation and consumer choice. The debate was moderated by veteran tech journalist Nancy Scola and is re-aired here with no substantive edits.
Recent Events and Presentations
Would AICOA Help or Hurt Innovation and Consumer Choice?
Watch now for a debate on the resolution: “AICOA undermines American innovation and choice.” Joseph Coniglio, Senior Counsel and Director of the Schumpeter Project on Competition Policy at ITIF, argued in favor of the resolution, while Joel Thayer, President of the Digital Progress Institute, argued against it.
