Senior Associate
Ryan Buscaglia

Ryan Buscaglia is a former Senior Associate on the Tech and Innovation team. He works on technology transfer and commercialization issues across entrepreneurship, regional, and climate areas. Prior to this he worked at Dcode, a startup that helps emerging tech companies, federal agencies, and industry partners work together to improve the government with better tech. His previous experience also includes internships with the National Security Innovation Network and the James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies. He graduated from the University of Virginia with a BA in Political and Social Thought, and Foreign Affairs in 2021.

publications
Ecosystems & Entrepreneurship
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Buying in Bulk: Electrifying Fleets Across the Country

Leveraging the collective buying powers of cities is a powerful way to show the clear demand for the EV transition. We sat down with the Electrification Coalition to learn how they are helping cities and locales electrify their public fleets.

09.11.23 | 15 min read
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Ecosystems & Entrepreneurship
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The Future of Mobility in Michigan

The Detroit Regional Partnership has $52 million from the EDA to transition legacy automotive industry into a globally competitive advanced mobility cluster. Here’s how they’re doing it.

08.01.23 | 14 min read
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Technology & Innovation
day one project
Policy Memo
Using Other Transactions at DOE to Accelerate the Clean Energy Transition

The DOE should use the full authority granted to it by Congress in executing other transactions to advance the clean energy transition and develop secure energy infrastructure in line with their agency mission.

07.31.23 | 12 min read
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Ecosystems & Entrepreneurship
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One Ocean, One Blue Economy with Maritime Blue Coalition

What do Norway and the state of Washington have in common? They’re both driving maritime and blue economy innovation towards a cleaner future.

07.26.23 | 12 min read
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Social Innovation
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We need to address the housing supply crisis

Housing costs have ballooned, far outpacing the broader cost of living in the U.S. Addressing the housing crisis is a bipartisan issue.

07.17.23 | 3 min read
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Ecosystems & Entrepreneurship
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Smart Manufacturing Taking Flight in Wichita

What will Wichita look like in ten years? We sat down with Wichita State University’s Debra Franklin to find out how advanced manufacturing is changing the midwest.

06.28.23 | 9 min read
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Ecosystems & Entrepreneurship
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A Generational Model for Inclusive Clusters in St. Louis’ Tech Triangle

The St. Louis Tech Triangle coalition will receive approximately $25 million to support the region’s advanced manufacturing cluster – which will support and grow the existing biosciences and geospatial clusters.

06.14.23 | 9 min read
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Ecosystems & Entrepreneurship
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Packaging Semiconductors at the Doorstep to Disney

BRIDG is not-for-profit public-private partnership located in Osceola County, Florida providing semiconductor R&D and production capabilities to industry and government. Here’s how their region innovates.

06.08.23 | 10 min read
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Ecosystems & Entrepreneurship
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What Should Come Next for the NSF Innovation Engines Communities? (And What About Those That Just Missed Out?)

There are exciting things ahead for communities that participated in the NSF Engines grant program, even for those that missed out on securing funding.

05.17.23 | 6 min read
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Ecosystems & Entrepreneurship
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What the CRS Report on Regional Innovation Ecosystems Gets Right and Misses

At the beginning of April, the Congressional Research Service (CRS) released a landmark report outlining the scope of federal investments in regional ecosystems, something we have written about at FAS in the past. This CRS report, ‘Regional Innovation: Federal Programs and Issues for Consideration,’ does an excellent job covering the scope and scale of our massive federal investment […]

04.17.23 | 13 min read
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Ecosystems & Entrepreneurship
day one project
Policy Memo
Aligning Regional Economic Development Plans with Federal Priorities

Economic innovation requires more sophisticated, focused, and better supported local economic planning. Here’s how to achieve it.

03.27.23 | 15 min read
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Ecosystems & Entrepreneurship
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Cluster Development is the New Economic Development

We don’t know if Congress does New Year’s Resolutions like the rest of us, but  it seems like at least one of their goals is to continue ‘Building Regional Innovation Economies.’ We can guess that much from that title – given to a House of Representatives Subcommittee on Research and Technology hearing at the end of December. […]

01.12.23 | 6 min read
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