David M. Hart is Professor at the Schar School of Policy and Government at George Mason University. He served as Senior Associate Dean of the School from June 2013 to June 2015. He is currently a senior fellow at the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation. Under an Intergovernmental Personnel Agreement (IPA), Professor Hart served as assistant director for innovation policy, with a focus on advanced manufacturing, at the Office of Science and Technology Policy, Executive Office of… Show more David M. Hart is Professor at the Schar School of Policy and Government at George Mason University. He served as Senior Associate Dean of the School from June 2013 to June 2015. He is currently a senior fellow at the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation. Under an Intergovernmental Personnel Agreement (IPA), Professor Hart served as assistant director for innovation policy, with a focus on advanced manufacturing, at the Office of Science and Technology Policy, Executive Office of the President, from July 2011 to August 2012. Hart’s current work focuses clean energy innovation, including 2020 ITIF reports on managing clean energy demonstration projects, establishing an Energy Technology Commercialization Foundation, and assessing the impact of Chinese mercantilism in solar panel manufacturing on global innovation. His books include Unlocking Energy Innovation (MIT Press, co-authored with Richard K. Lester), The Emergence of Entrepreneurship Policy (Cambridge University Press), and Forged Consensus: Science, Technology, and Economic Policy in the U.S., 1929-1953 (Princeton University Press). Show less

Prof. Hart is a senior fellow at ITIF, the world's leading science and technology policy think tank, where he is affiliated with the Center for Clean Energy Innovation. CCEI, where Hart was director for 6 years, seeks to accelerate the transition of the domestic and global energy systems to low-carbon resources by providing nonpartisan analysis of public policy, generating new public policy proposals, and convening members of the analytical and policymaking communities.

Prof. Hart is a senior fellow at ITIF, the world's leading science and technology policy think tank, where he is affiliated with the Center for Clean Energy Innovation. CCEI, which Hart directed for 6 years, seeks to accelerate the transition of the domestic and global energy systems to low-carbon resources by providing nonpartisan analysis of public policy, generating new public policy proposals, and convening members of the analytical and policymaking communities.

Professor Hart joined the administration of the School of Public Policy as Acting Senior Associate Dean in June 2013. He served as the chief operating officer of the School, overseeing a $20-25 million per year enterprise, including fiscal services, human resources, graduate admissions, communications, and student services. During the 2013-2014 academic year, Prof. Hart participated in the leadership team that negotiated the creation of the School of Policy, Government, and International… Show more Professor Hart joined the administration of the School of Public Policy as Acting Senior Associate Dean in June 2013. He served as the chief operating officer of the School, overseeing a $20-25 million per year enterprise, including fiscal services, human resources, graduate admissions, communications, and student services. During the 2013-2014 academic year, Prof. Hart participated in the leadership team that negotiated the creation of the School of Policy, Government, and International Affairs (SPGIA), a 2000-student unit, and he became senior associate dean of SPGIA upon its establishment in July 2014. He continued to be a primary manager of the School's internal affairs, while helping to lead the integration of the two legacy units in 2014-2015. While serving as senior associate dean, he also represented the School in University management activities, including budgeting and enrollment management. Show less

Prof. Hart spent a sabbatical working at the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy under an Intergovernmental Personnel Act agreement (IPA) in 2011-2012. Working closely with the National Economic Council, he was OSTP's lead staff member for advanced manufacturing policy development, coordinating a federal interagency working group for the National Science and Technology Council and two non-governmental corporate and academic Advanced Manufacturing Partnership working groups… Show more Prof. Hart spent a sabbatical working at the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy under an Intergovernmental Personnel Act agreement (IPA) in 2011-2012. Working closely with the National Economic Council, he was OSTP's lead staff member for advanced manufacturing policy development, coordinating a federal interagency working group for the National Science and Technology Council and two non-governmental corporate and academic Advanced Manufacturing Partnership working groups within the framework of the President’s Council of Advisors for Science and Technology (PCAST). He was the lead author of the National Strategic Plan for Advanced Manufacturing and contributed significantly to the reports of the Advanced Manufacturing Partnership. Hart helped to develop the conceptual framework for the National Network for Manufacturing Innovation and participated in its initial implementation. He also drafted a variety of communications for the President and the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy. Show less

Professor Hart began his academic career as an assistant professor at Harvard while completing his dissertation at MIT. He published primarily in the academic literature while at the Kennedy School, taught graduate courses, and served on a variety of faculty committees.