The Progressive Policy Institute (PPI) is a non-profit, 501(c)(3) organization that serves as a

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. The Democratic Leadership Council (DLC) founded it in 1989. ''

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'' has described it as "a centrist Democratic institution."

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Its current president is

Will Marshall Will Marshall is one of the founders of the New Democrat movement. Since its founding in 1989, he has been president of the Progressive Policy Institute, a think tank formerly affiliated with the Democratic Leadership Council (DLC). He served on t ...

, who writes on foreign policy, defense, national service,

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, trade policy, and cultural issues. The organization's executive director is Lindsay Lewis. 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 Robert J. Shapiro (born 1953) is the cofounder and chairman of Sonecon, LLC, a United States private consultancy for economic and security-related issues that has built a reputation on a range of policy matters, including climate change, intellec ...

, Paul Weinstein, and Ed Gresser.

Center for New Liberalism

In February 2020, the Neoliberal Project joined as a new initiative of the Progressive Policy Institute. Their network comprises over eighty chapters across the world. The national organization produces a podcast, conference and livestreamed events. The Neoliberal Project also runs an annual competition to select the "Neoliberal Shill" of the year. In June 2020, the Neoliberal Project was reorganized as project of the newly created Center for New Liberalism.

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* Democratic Party (United States) organizations Organizations established in 1989 Political and economic think tanks in the United States Foreign policy and strategy think tanks in the United States Institutes based in the United States 501(c)(3) organizations Neoliberal organizations Centrist political advocacy groups in the United States {{US-stub

Key people

Center for New Liberalism

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