Chris Rabb becomes Fellow at New York-based think tank, Demos, focusing on entrepreneurial policy

I have joined the Manhattan-based think tank, Demos, as a fellow focusing on issues of entrepreneurship, prosperity and opportunity.

Demos is is a non-partisan public policy research and advocacy organization founded in 2000. Headquartered in New York City, Demos works with advocates and policymakers around the country in pursuit of four overarching goals:

• a more equitable economy with widely shared prosperity and opportunity;


• a vibrant and inclusive democracy with high levels of voting and civic engagement;


• an empowered public sector that works for the common good;


• and responsible U.S. engagement in an interdependent world.

The Fellows Program supports scholars and writers whose innovative work influences the public debate about crucial national and global issues. The program offers an intellectual home and communications platform for more than 20 fellows from diverse backgrounds: emerging public intellectuals, journalists, distinguished public figures, and academics whose research can be used to inform the policy world.

My efforts will focus on completion of my book, Invisible Capital: How Unseen Forces Shape Entrepreneurial Opportunity, to be released in the Fall 2010 by Berrett-Koehler Publishers. I will also be working on initiatives that promote progressive entrepreneurial policies as well as crafting and advocating for innovative economic development programs on local, state, regional and national levels.