Tanya Nagrath
Policy Analyst
Information Technology and Innovation Foundation
Tanya Nagrath is a policy analyst working on ITIF’s Aegis Project for Defending U.S. Technology Leadership, where she examines systemic domestic and international policy risks to U.S. competitiveness, with particular attention to big tech regulation, data governance, and international digital regulatory regimes. Through her work, Tanya advocates for policies that enable American technology firms to continue driving innovation and develops actionable solutions that advance U.S. national interests.
Tanya brings experience from her previous role as a policy fellow at the Information Technology Industry Council, where she supported member companies in navigating energy and environmental policy and shaping strategies to address evolving regulatory obligations. She also worked at the East-West Center, a Washington, DC–based think tank, contributing to U.S. collaboration with East, Southeast, and South Asian countries in strategic sectors, including emerging technologies, ICT, critical infrastructure, renewable energy, and foreign direct investment. Additionally, Tanya supported initiatives at the Economic Wing of the Embassy of India, assisting the U.S.–India Initiative on Critical and Emerging Technology and the Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure.
Tanya holds a Bachelor of Commerce (Honors) from the University of Delhi and a Master of Science in Foreign Service from the Walsh School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University.
Research Areas
Recent Publications
The EU's Repair Agenda Has a Disproportionate Impact on US Technology Firms
The EU’s repair policy framework, alongside similar measures in other jurisdictions, is creating a fragmented and increasingly complex compliance landscape that disproportionately burdens American tech firms. U.S. policymakers should push for international standards that reflect diverse business models rather than defaulting to the EU’s hardware-centric approach.
Congress Flags Korea’s Discriminatory Digital Policies
Fifty-four members of Congress told Korea’s ambassador earlier this week: Stop targeting American tech companies—or risk the U.S.-Korea alliance itself.
Why Korea Should Rethink Data Localization to Become an AI Powerhouse
Korea is unlocking high-quality data for AI but undermining that goal with a domestic server requirement that cuts developers off from global infrastructure. Targeted safeguards would do the job without the competitive cost.
Why the EU's Push to Open WhatsApp to Third-Party AI Assistants Threatens American Technological Leadership
The EU's antitrust case against Meta's WhatsApp AI integration would force the company to either compromise platform security or abandon AI features altogether, handing China a competitive advantage at the worst possible moment.
Europe’s DSA Puts an Unfair Target on American Tech Companies
By holding leading U.S. companies to a higher regulatory standard than their own firms, the EU has set a precedent that could reshape how major digital platforms operate worldwide.
Recent Events and Presentations
How Global Turnover Fines in EU Digital Regulation Are Disproportionate and Harm U.S. Innovation
Watch now for a webinar on why global-turnover-based fines are disproportionate, what more targeted and proportionate enforcement could look like, and how U.S. policymakers should respond.
