Robert D. Atkinson
Robert D. Atkinson is the founder and president of the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF), a technology policy think tank.[1]
Education and Career
Atkinson received a B.A. from New College of Florida in 1977, a masters degree in Urban and Regional Planning from the University of Oregon in 1985, and a Ph.D. in City and Regional Planning from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1989, where he was awarded the Joseph E. Pogue Fellowship. In 1991, Atkinson joined the now defunct Congressional Office of Technology Assessment, where he produced reports on the impact of information technology on urban areas and the impacts of environmental regulation and downsizing on the economy. From 1996 to 1997, he served as the executive director of the Rhode Island Economic Policy Council.[2] Atkinson became Vice President of the Progressive Policy Institute (PPI) in 1997, where he directed its Technology and New Economy Project.[3] In 2006, Atkinson left PPI and founded ITIF, which Ars Technica has described as "one of the leading, and most prolific, tech policy think tanks."[4] In 2008, Atkinson chaired the the National Surface Transportation Infrastructure Financing Commission.[5] In 2009, he advised the Obama-Biden transition's NIST agency review and Technology, Innovation, and Government Reform teams.[4] Atkinson also serves as a nonresident senior fellow at the Brookings Institution.[6]
Awards and Honors
- In 1999, Atkinson was featured in Marquis' Who's Who in America.
- In 2002, he was awarded the Business Transformation Award Silver Medal by the Wharton School and Infosys.[7]
- In 2002, he was honored as one of the "GT 25 Doers, Dreamers and Drivers" by Government Technology magazine and the Center for Digital Government.[8]
- In 2006, he was listed among Inc. magazine's "Best Friends in D.C.: Thinkers."[9]
- In 2009, he was named one of Ars Technica's "Top Tech Policy People to Watch."[4]
- In 2011, Washingtonian magazine named him one of their "Tech Titans."[10]
Books
- The Past And Future of America's Economy: Long Waves of Innovation That Power Cycles of Growth, 2005
- Supply-Side Follies: Why Conservative Economics Fails, Liberal Economics Falters, and Innovation Economics is the Answer, 2007[11]
References
- ^ Janet Rae-Dupree: Innovation Should Mean More Jobs, Not Less New York Times, January 3, 2009
- ^ Atkinson, Robert D.. "Professional Experience". http://mysite.verizon.net/ratkinson/professional%20experience.html.
- ^ "Robert Atkinson". Progressive Policy Institute. http://progressivepolicy.org/robert-atkinson.
- ^ a b c Anderson, Nate (February 2009). "Ars Technica's Tech Policy "People to Watch" 2009". Ars Technica. http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/guides/2009/02/top-in-tech-policy-2009.ars.
- ^ "Commissioner Dr. Robert D. Atkinson". National Surface Transportation Infrastructure Financing Commission. http://financecommission.dot.gov/commissioner%20Atkinson.htm.
- ^ "Robert Atkinson". Brookings Institution. http://www.brookings.edu/experts/atkinsonr.aspx.
- ^ "Robert D. Atkinson, Ph.D.". Huffington Post. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/robert-d-atkinson-phd.
- ^ "Government Technology's 2002 GT Top 25". Government Technology. April 16, 2002. http://www.govtech.com/magazines/gt/Government-Technologys-2002-GT-Top-25.html.
- ^ Risen, Clay (February 1, 2006). "Best Friends In D.C.: Thinkers". Inc.. http://www.inc.com/magazine/20060201/dc-thinkers.html.
- ^ Graff, Garrett M. (April 22, 2011). "2011 Tech Titans". http://www.washingtonian.com/articles/people/19168.html.
- ^ "Robert D. Atkinson". Amazon.com. http://www.amazon.com/Robert-D.-Atkinson/e/B001H6SPU8.
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