Ryan Hagemann

Ryan Hagemann is the senior director for policy at the Niskanen Center. He also oversees the organization’s work on technology policy. His policy expertise focuses on regulatory governance of emerging technologies, as well as a broader research portfolio that includes genetic modification and regenerative medicine, bioengineering and healthcare IT, artificial intelligence, autonomous vehicles, commercial drones, the Internet of Things, and other issues at the intersection of technology, regulation, and the digital economy. His work on “soft law” governance systems, autonomous vehicles, and commercial drones have been featured in numerous academic journals, and his research and comments have been cited by The New York Times, MIT Technology Review, and The Atlantic, among other outlets. He has been published in The Wall Street Journal, Wired, National Review, The Washington Examiner, U.S. News & World Report, The Hill, and elsewhere. Ryan graduated from Boston University with a B.A. in international relations, foreign policy, and security studies and holds a Master’s of Public Policy in science and technology policy from George Mason University.