Sujai Shivakumar directs the Renewing American Innovation (RAI) Project at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), where he also serves as a senior fellow. Dr. Shivakumar brings over two decades of experience in policy studies related to U.S. competitiveness and innovation. Previously, he directed the Innovation Policy Forum at the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine and led major studies of U.S. policies supporting advanced manufacturing, small business growth, workforce development, and entrepreneurship. He was also a lead contributor to a seminal National Academies study of strategies adopted by U.S. states and regions to foster entrepreneurship, drive technology transfer, and encourage regional high-tech ecosystems. He also helped prepare National Academy of Public Administration studies on laboratory technology transfer and the management of space situational awareness.
Reflecting his expertise in innovation policy, Dr. Shivakumar has testified before the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and has been quoted in leading publications such as the Financial Times and the Wall Street Journal. His academic background includes a doctorate in economics from George Mason University and service as an Earhart Foundation scholar at the Ostrom Workshop at Indiana University Bloomington, where he authored The Constitution of Development (Palgrave Macmillan, 2005) and coauthored with Nobel Laureate Elinor Ostrom The Samaritan’s Dilemma: The Political Economy of Development Aid (Oxford University Press, 2005). During his tenure at the National Academies, he contributed to over 50 assessments of U.S. and foreign innovation programs.
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White House awards Samsung $6.4 billion to expand U.S. chipmaking
Sujai Shivakumar in CBS — April 15, 2024
How The U.S. Is Boosting Aerospace Semiconductor Supply
Sujai Shivakumar in Aviation Week — April 1, 2024
CHIPS Act to give Intel $8.5 billion in direct funding, plus loans
Sujai Shivakumar in Marketplace — March 20, 2024
U.S. boosts chipmaker GlobalFoundries as China worries mount
Sujai Shivakumar in Nikkei — February 21, 2024
Securing Semiconductor Supply Chains
Sujai Shivakumar in Issues in Science and Technology — November 28, 2023
Japan Has Fallen Far Behind in the Chipmaking Business. It’s Plotting a Comeback.
Sujai Shivakumar in Barron's — November 2, 2023
U.S. needs to invest in training, recruiting to expand semiconductor workforce
Sujai Shivakumar in Marketplace — August 25, 2023
Would-be U.S. chipmakers fret over environmental approval
Sujai Shivakumar in National Journal — July 26, 2023
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Promoting and Investing in Small American Manufacturers
Congressional Testimony by Sujai Shivakumar — December 13, 2022
A Seismic Shift: The New U.S. Semiconductor Export Controls and the Implications for U.S. Firms, Allies, and the Innovation Ecosystem
Report by Sujai Shivakumar, Charles Wessner, and Thomas Howell — November 14, 2022
Manufacturing and Workforce
Commentary by Sujai Shivakumar — October 25, 2022
Moore’s Law and Its Practical Implications
Critical Questions by Gregory Arcuri and Sujai Shivakumar — October 18, 2022
Reshoring Semiconductor Manufacturing: Addressing the Workforce Challenge
Report by Sujai Shivakumar, Charles Wessner, and Thomas Howell — October 6, 2022
Renew SBIR, Just Defend the Recipients against China
Report by Charles Wessner and Sujai Shivakumar — September 14, 2022
Can Semiconductor Reshoring Prime a U.S. Manufacturing Renaissance?
Commentary by Sujai Shivakumar, Charles Wessner, and Tom Howell — September 1, 2022
Streamlining the Permitting Process for Fab Construction
Commentary by Phillip Singerman, Sujai Shivakumar, Gregory Arcuri, and Hideki Tomoshige — August 29, 2022
A Look at the Science-Related Portions of CHIPS+
Critical Questions by Sujai Shivakumar, Gregory Arcuri, Hideki Tomoshige, and Benjamin Glanz — August 11, 2022
The Great Rewiring: How Global Supply Chains Are Reacting to Today’s Geopolitics
Commentary by Sujai Shivakumar, Gregory Arcuri, and Charles Wessner — July 25, 2022