Tom Giovanetti is president of the Institute for Policy Innovation (IPI), a conservative, free-market public policy research organization based in Dallas, Texas.
In addition to his administrative duties, Tom writes for IPI and for leading publications on a variety of policy topics including taxes and economic growth, self-government and the Founders' design, civil liberties and constitutional protections, judicial supremacy, intellectual property, Social Security personal accounts, technology and Internet policy, and out-of-control government spending. In addition to being regularly published in major outlets including the Wall Street Journal, Washington Times, FoxNews.com and The Dallas Morning News, Tom has a regular column in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Tom frequently appears in the media and is a fill-in host for the Mark Davis Show in the Dallas-Fort Worth market.
Tom's passion is encouraging conservative voters and organizations to remain skeptical of Big Government, maintain faith in markets, and defend individual liberty as the best means of achieving human flourishing. His most recent work has focused on free-market solutions to the student debt issue, preserving freedom of speech online, and persuading state legislatures to override local and municipal policies that restrict economic liberty.
Mr. Giovanetti has represented IPI at many national and international organizations, including the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) the World Health Organization (WHO) and represented IPI during trade agreement negotiations on the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP).
Mr. Giovanetti is a popular speaker and writer, and also testifies before state and federal legislative committees on a variety of topics.
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Make Business Expensing Permanent
How, exactly, do tax cuts stimulate economic growth? By encouraging businesses to invest.
IPI Statement in Support of FCC Chairman Pai's C-Band Plan
The Importance of a Quick C-Band Auction to America's 5G Future
In this coalition letter to the FCC Commissioner the group encourages the Commission to do everything it can to minimize obstacles that could slow the C-band auction, as it is vital that American wireless providers continue building 5G networks.
Comments to the SEC Regarding Exemptions From the Proxy Rules for Proxy Voting Advice
IPI President Tom Giovanetti files these comments with the SEC encouraging actions to rein in the power of proxy advisory services in protection of individual investors.
Did You Miss Data Privacy Day?
We get an awful lot of value in services and products in exchange for sharing some of our very basic data.
Coalition Letter to Congress on STB Revenue Adequacy Hearing
Coalition Letter Supporting Congressional Reforms for EB-5 Investor Immigrant Program
Long overdue, the compromise bill contains numerous fixes and improvements to the program, as well as a long-term re-authorization.
Letter in Support of FCC Rulemaking for 5.9 GHz Spectrum
Why is Texas Acting Like a Blue State and Trying to Stop T-Mobile-Sprint Merger?
Texas should be leading the fight to increase competition in the wireless space, not acting as a roadblock to the will of the free market.
FCC Public Auction Decision the Right Policy for the C-Band
IPI commends the FCC for today’s announcement, and urges prompt movement toward a successful public auction for C-band spectrum.