
Alexander Kersten is deputy director and a fellow of the Renewing American Innovation Project at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS). His research with the RAI Project focuses on U.S. innovation policy, data security, and regional innovation hubs and has been quoted in Bloomberg. From January to November 2021, he served as acting director of the RAI Project, during which time he oversaw and led the creation and subsequent development of the program. He also previously worked at CSIS from 2015 to 2018 as special assistant and executive officer to president and CEO John Hamre, where he managed projects and operations for the Executive Office at CSIS. While in this role, he also served as a coeditor for CSIS’s foreign affairs journal for junior staff, New Perspectives in Foreign Policy, and as a board member on the CSIS Service Committee. Mr. Kersten holds a Master of Arts in Law and Diplomacy from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University and a Bachelor of Arts in history and Arab and Islamic studies from Villanova University.
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U.S. Plows Cash Into R&D as China Triggers a ‘Sputnik Moment’
Alexander Kersten in Bloomberg — June 3, 2021
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Addressing the Gender Imbalance in Venture Capital and Entrepreneurship
Commentary by Alexander Kersten and Gabrielle Athanasia — October 20, 2022

What Can Patent Data Reveal about U.S.-China Technology Competition?
Critical Questions by Alexander Kersten , Gabrielle Athanasia , and Gregory Arcuri — September 19, 2022

Renewing French Pharmaceutical Innovation—Lessons for the U.S.
Blog Post by Alexander Kersten — August 17, 2022

A Look at the CHIPS-Related Portions of CHIPS+
Critical Questions by Alexander Kersten , Gregory Arcuri , Gabrielle Athanasia , and Hideki Uno — August 9, 2022

Rethinking Shareholder Primacy in the New Innovation Economy
Commentary by Alexander Kersten and Sujai Shivakumar — June 27, 2022

Untapped Innovation?
Report by Alexander Kersten and Gabrielle Athanasia — May 25, 2022

The Russian Invasion Must Not Halt Ukraine's High-Tech Ambitions
Blog Post by Alexander Kersten — April 22, 2022

How Moves to Weaken Standard-Essential Patents (SEPs) Threaten U.S. National Security
Critical Questions by Alexander Kersten — April 12, 2022

The U.S. Should Welcome Talented Individuals Fleeing Russia
Blog Post by Alexander Kersten — April 1, 2022

March-In Rights and U.S. Global Competitiveness
Critical Questions by Alexander Kersten and Gabrielle Athanasia — March 24, 2022
