The Progressive Policy Institute (PPI) is a non-profit,
501(c)(3) organization
A 501(c)(3) organization is a United States corporation, Trust (business), trust, unincorporated association or other type of organization exempt from federal income tax under section 501(c)(3) of Title 26 of the United States Code. It is one of t ...
that serves as a
public policy think tank in the
United States. The
Democratic Leadership Council (DLC) founded it in 1989.
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The Washington Post'' has described it as "a centrist Democratic institution."
Key people
Its current president is
Will Marshall
Will Marshall is one of the founders of the New Democrat movement. Since its founding in 1989, he has been president of the Progressive Policy Institute, a think tank formerly affiliated with the Democratic Leadership Council (DLC).
He served on t ...
, who writes on foreign policy, defense, national service,
globalization, trade policy, and cultural issues. The organization's executive director is Lindsay Lewis.
Its chief economic strategist is
Michael Mandel, who writes on innovation, growth, and regulatory policy. Several former leading government officials have held senior positions or affiliations with the organization, including
William Galston,
Austan Goolsbee, Elaine Kamarck,
Bruce Reed, Andrew Rotherham,
Robert J. Shapiro
Robert J. Shapiro (born 1953) is the cofounder and chairman of Sonecon, LLC, a United States private consultancy for economic and security-related issues that has built a reputation on a range of policy matters, including climate change, intellec ...
,
Paul Weinstein, and Ed Gresser.
Center for New Liberalism
In February 2020, the Neoliberal Project joined as a new initiative of the Progressive Policy Institute. Their network comprises over eighty chapters across the world. The national organization produces a podcast, conference and livestreamed events. The Neoliberal Project also runs an annual competition to select the "Neoliberal Shill" of the year. In June 2020, the Neoliberal Project was reorganized as project of the newly created Center for New Liberalism.
See also
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Democratic Leadership Council
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Policy Network
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Third Way
References
External links
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Democratic Party (United States) organizations
Organizations established in 1989
Political and economic think tanks in the United States
Foreign policy and strategy think tanks in the United States
Institutes based in the United States
501(c)(3) organizations
Neoliberal organizations
Centrist political advocacy groups in the United States
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