Associate Director, Economic Development
Andy Gordon
he/him
Innovation Program Strategy,
Entrepreneurial Ecosystems,
Regional Economic Development

Andy Gordon is an Associate Director for Economic Development at the Federation of American Scientists.

He has experience as a strategy and innovation consultant with various local, state, federal, and international entities. Andy has also worked in entrepreneurship policy, entrepreneurial community building, and written extensively about the role of entrepreneurship in the economic redevelopment of Rust Belt cities.

Andy received his BA from Villanova University and his MBA from Georgetown University.

publications
Emerging Technology
Report
ARPA-I National Listening Tour Report

The United States is in the midst of a once in a generation effort to rebuild its transportation and mobility systems. Meeting this moment will require bold investments in new and emerging transportation technologies.

12.17.24 | 25 min read
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Emerging Technology
Blog
CHIPS and Science Funding Gaps Continues to Stifle Scientific Competitiveness

The ongoing failure of the U.S. to invest comes at a time when our competitors continue to up their investments in science.

04.08.24 | 8 min read
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Emerging Technology
Report
Applying ARPA-I: A Proven Model for Transportation Infrastructure

ARPA-I is the newest addition to a long line of successful ARPAs that continue to deliver breakthrough innovations across the defense, intelligence, energy, and health sectors.

06.06.23 | 22 min read
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Emerging Technology
Report
118th Congress: Ensuring Energy Security

Recent crises, such as the pandemic and the Russia-Ukraine war, have led to volatile fossil fuel prices and raised national concerns about energy security. The growing frequency of blackouts across the country due to extreme weather points to an increasingly vulnerable and aging electric grid. Grid capacity right now is incapable of supporting the rapid […]

01.12.23 | 8 min read
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Emerging Technology
Report
Science and Innovation in the 118th Congress

To help seed the ground for bipartisan progress, we’ve put together a menu of the best policy ideas on a range of critical topics.

01.12.23 | 2 min read
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Emerging Technology
Report
118th Congress: Infrastructure

America’s infrastructure is in disrepair and our transportation system has failed to keep pace with usage, technology and maintenance needs. As a result, 43% of public roadways are in poor or mediocre condition, roadway fatalities reached nearly 43,000 last year, and logistics and supply chain systems are ill-prepared for the increasing stresses caused by pandemics, […]

01.12.23 | 4 min read
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