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Nonresident Senior Fellow

Robert Atkinson

Nonresident Senior Fellow, Metropolitan Policy Program

Rob Atkinson focuses his research on the implications of the new economy, including how digital transformation is driving growth and reshaping state and regional economies.



Expertise

Technology and innovation policy, surface transportation policy, regional economic development policy

Background

Current Positions
President, Information Technology and Innovation Foundation;Board Member or Advisory Council Member, Alliance for Public Technology;Information Policy Institute;Internet Education Foundation;NanoBusiness Alliance;NetChoice Coalition;the Pacific Institute for Workforce Innovation;and the University of Oregon Institute for Policy Research and Innovation;Affiliated Expert, New Millennium Research Council;Member, Task Force on National Security in the Information Age and editorial board of the Journal of Electronic Government

Past Positions
Vice President, Progressive Policy Institute;Executive Director, Rhode Island Economic Policy Council;Project Director, former Congressional Office of Technology Assessment

Education

Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1989;Masters of Urban and Regional Planning, University of Oregon, 1985;New College, 1977


Research and Commentary

Contact Information

ratkinson@itif.org

202.797.6105
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