Caleb Watney is the co-founder and co-CEO of the Institute for Progress.
Previously, Caleb was the director of innovation policy at the Progressive Policy Institute where his work focused on the policy levers the US could use to increase long-term rates of innovation, including high-skill immigration, basic science funding, R&D incentives, and the development of emerging technologies like artificial intelligence.
Before PPI, Caleb worked as a technology policy fellow at the R Street Institue and as a graduate research fellow at the Mercatus Center. His commentary has been published in The Atlantic, Politico, the Wall Street Journal, Lawfare, and the National Review. He has also been cited in the New York Times, Vox, Ars Technica, and the National Journal. He received his master’s in economics from George Mason University and a bachelor of business administration from Sterling College.
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Executive Agencies' Effects on Innovation and Consumers under President Trump
Triangle Lawyers Chapter and Regulatory Transparency Project
RTP Sheraton Hotel4700 Emperor Blvd
Durham, NC 27703
Tech Policy Reception
Regulatory Transparency Project
Kennedy Caucus Room, Russell Senate Office Building, Room SR-3252 Constitution Ave NE
Washington, DC 20002
Pepperdine Law Review’s 2019 Symposium
Regulatory Transparency Project Sponsored Event
Pepperdine University School of Law24255 Pacific Coast Highway
Malibu, CA 90263
Reboot 2018 Conference
Regulatory Transparency Project Co-Sponsored Event
The Commonwealth Club110 The Embarcadero
San Francisco, CA 94105
Tech Roundup Episode 8 – The Future of Facial Recognition
In this episode, Matthew Feeney hosts a discussion with Ashkhen Kazaryan and Caleb Watney on...
Tech Roundup Episode 7 – Driverless Cars and Artificial Intelligence
Regulatory Transparency Project's Fourth Branch Podcast
In this episode, Adam Thierer and Caleb Watney discuss the emerging questions surrounding the progress...
Executive Agencies' Effects on Innovation and Consumers under President Trump
Triangle Lawyers Chapter and Regulatory Transparency Project
On December 4, 2019, the Federalist Society's Triangle Lawyers Chapter, Fox Rothschild LLP, and the...
Executive Agencies' Effects on Innovation and Consumers under President Trump
Triangle Lawyers Chapter and Regulatory Transparency Project
On December 4, 2019, the Federalist Society's Triangle Lawyers Chapter, Fox Rothschild LLP, and the...
Deep Dive Episode 51 – Emerging Tech and Regulation
Regulatory Transparency Project's Fourth Branch Podcast
This Deep Dive episode brings you the audio from the final panel at the Pepperdine Law...