Tom Giovanetti is president of the Institute for Policy Innovation (IPI), a public policy research organization based in Dallas, Texas. Prior to joining IPI in 1992, Mr. Giovanetti was a freelance policy writer and the director of product development for a small manufacturing company in Dallas, where he designed several patented products and gained real-world experience in how taxes and regulations affect small business.
Mr. Giovanetti writes for IPI and for other publications on a wide variety of policy topics including tax reform, intellectual property, Social Security personal accounts, communications policy, Internet governance, education reform, the broadband revolution, and out-of-control government spending. In addition to being published in leading papers including the Wall Street Journal, Washington Times, Investor's Business Daily and The Dallas Morning News, he also appears regularly on a number of radio and television programs.
Mr. Giovanetti represents IPI many national and international organizations, including the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), where IPI is an accredited NGO. IPI was also accredited as an observer organization with the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS), where he argued against UN involvement with Internet governance, and with the UN's Internet Governance Forum (IGF). Mr. Giovanetti also participated during meetings of the World Health Organization's (WHO) Intergovernmental Working Group on Public Health, Innovation and Intellectual Property, and represents IPI as a stakeholder during trade agreement negotiations such as the current Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP).
In addition to his writing and speaking, Mr. Giovanetti also testifies before state and federal legislative committees on a variety of topics, and is primarily responsible for fundraising and development for the Institute for Policy Innovation.
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Why Is the U.S. Surrendering the Global IP System to China?
Only immediate attention from the White House can prevent WIPO from becoming dominated by China, which would pose risks to the entire global IP system, and thus to U.S. security and innovation.
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.
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