Dr. Robert D. Atkinson is president of the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation, the leading think tank for science and technology policy. He is an internationally recognized scholar, author, and policy adviser whom The New Republic has named one of the “three most important thinkers about innovation,” Washingtonian has called a “tech titan,” and Government Technology has put in the 25 top “doers, dreamers and drivers of information technology.”

His books include Big Is Beautiful: Debunking the Mythology of Small Business (MIT Press, 2018); Innovation Economics: The Race for Global Advantage (Yale, 2012), Supply-Side Follies: Why Conservative Economics Fails, Liberal Economics Falters, and Innovation Economics is the Answer (Rowman & Littlefield, 2006), and The Past And Future Of America’s Economy: Long Waves Of Innovation That Power Cycles Of Growth (Edward Elgar, 2005).

Jackie Whisman is chief development officer at the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF), where she is responsible for building and coordinating relationships with stakeholders in industry, government, and the nonprofit sector. She joined ITIF in 2014 after more than a decade of experience in federal, state, and local government; political campaigns; and the private sector. She has managed development strategies for political action committees, candidates, and nonprofit clients, working closely with U.S. House, Senate, and administration staff in both parties.