Robert D. Atkinson

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Nonresident Senior Fellow, Metropolitan Policy Program

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Robert Atkinson is founder and president of the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation. He is a nonresident senior fellow of the Brookings Institution’s Metropolitan Policy Program. His work focuses on technology and innovation, surface transportation, and regional economic development. He has an extensive background in technology policy, has conducted ground-breaking research projects on technology and innovation, is a valued adviser to state and national policy makers, and a frequent speaker on innovation policy nationally and internationally. | View Full Bio