Progressive Policy Institute
The Progressive Policy Institute (PPI) was established in 1989 "and after the 1992 election gained notoriety as 'Bill Clinton's idea mill.'" PPI is the think tank of the Democratic Leadership Council (DLC), founded in 1985 by PPI's President, Will Marshall, and counts among its past chairs former President Bill Clinton, Congressman Richard Gephardt, and Senator Joseph I. Lieberman. [1]
Mission
"The Progressive Policy Institute is a catalyst for political change. Its mission is to modernize progressive politics and government for the Information Age. Leaving behind the stale left-right debates of the industrial era, PPI is a prolific source of 'Third Way' thinking that is shaping the emerging politics of the 21st century." [2]
Personnel
- Will Marshall, Founder and President
- Robert Atkinson, Vice President, PPI
- Paul Weinstein, Jr., Chief Operating Officer, PPI
Funding
According to Follow the Network, "PPI receives relatively little direct foundation sponsorship: most of the money PPI has received (about $300,000) has come from the Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, which contributes to a variety of both leftwing and conservative foundations. Additional PPI money has come from the BP Foundation, the AT&T Foundation, the Eastman Kodak Charitable Trust, and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation." [3]
Contact details
Democratic Leadership Council & Progressive Policy Institute
600 Pennsylvania Ave., SE
Suite 400
Washington, DC 20003
DLC Phone: (202) 546-0007
PPI Phone: (202) 547-0001
DLC Fax: (202) 544-5002
PPI Fax: (202) 544-5014
Website http://www.ppionline.org
Weblog http://www.eduwonk.com/