Adam Thierer
Biography
Adam Thierer is a senior fellow for the Technology & Innovation team. He works to make the world safe for innovators and entrepreneurs by pushing for a policy vision that is rooted in the idea of “permissionless innovation.”
Prior to R Street, Thierer spent 12 years as a senior fellow at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University. Before the Mercatus Center, he served as the president of the Progress and Freedom Foundation. Thierer has also worked for the Adam Smith Institute, the Heritage Foundation and the Cato Institute. He has published 10 books on a wide range of topics, including online child safety, internet governance, intellectual property, telecommunications policy, media regulation and federalism.
Thierer has a master’s degree in international business management and a bachelor’s degree with a double major in political science and journalism.
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