Progressive Policy Institute
The Progressive Policy Institute is a non-profit, 501 organization that serves as a public policy think tank in the United States. The Democratic Leadership Council founded it in 1989. The Washington Post has described it as "a centrist Democratic institution."
Its current president is Will Marshall, who writes on foreign policy, defense, national service, globalization, trade policy, and cultural issues. 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, Paul Weinstein, and Ed Gresser.
