Saana Skinner is the development assistant at ITIF. She graduated from the University of Virginia with degrees in French Language and Literature and International Relations in 2010. Before joining ITIF, Saana worked for the International Rescue Committee and for the University of Virginia Center for International Studies.

Justin Hicks joined ITIF in June of 2012 as Senior Economic Analyst. Prior to joining the ITIF as Senior Economic Policy Analyst, Justin Hicks finished his Ph.D. in Economics at the University of California, Merced. His research focused on potential spillovers of cooperative R&D in the international setting as well as the impact of funding on R&D productivity in universities. In his current research, he looks to identify the effect of trade policy on the flow of ideas and home-country R&D productivity. Read more »

Clifton Yin is a Clean Energy Policy Analyst at the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation. Prior to joining ITIF, he earned a Master of Public Policy degree with a focus on environmental and regulatory policy from the Georgetown Public Policy Institute. His master’s thesis sought to use statistical analysis to evaluate the effectiveness of California’s Renewable Portfolio Standard on encouraging in-state renewable energy generation.

Alexis Fearon is director of new media at ITIF. She graduated magna cum laude from the Catholic University of America in 2011 with a B.A. in Media Studies and a minor in History. Alexis spent a semester abroad as a visiting student at Oxford University, New College studying English and History. 

Catherine Gergely graduated with a B.A. in Art History and European History from SUNY Albany in 2008. She spent a semester abroad studying Art History and Italian in Florence, Italy. Before joining ITIF, she worked with Girls on the Run of Northern Virginia, an international non-profit with a focus on creating a healthy body image in young girls.

Matt Hourihan is a Clean Energy Policy Analyst at the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF). Prior to joining ITIF, he served as Jan Schori Fellow at the Business Council for Sustainable Energy, a coalition of energy firms and utilities working to engage policymakers for market-based solutions to sustainable energy development and climate change. While at the Council, Mr. Hourihan monitored the development of state and regional energy and carbon programs, in addition to supporting the organization’s federal policy work. Read more »

Darrene L. Hackler was a Senior Fellow at the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF). She is the author of Cities in the Technology Economy (ME Sharpe 2006), which examines the effects of technology industries and infrastructures on cities and the local policy actions required for effective responses to these challenges. Read more »

Emiko Guthe was an executive assistant to the president Robert Atkinson and the office manager at ITIF. Prior to coming to ITIF, she worked as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Kazakhstan. Ms. Guthe graduated from Macalester College in 2006 with a B.A. in geography.

Steve Norton joined ITIF in 2010 as communicati