Shane Tews
Shane Tews is an American public policy analyst and strategic advisor specializing in technology policy.[1] She has worked in government, the private sector, and think tanks, and holds board level leadership roles in several policy and nonprofit organizations.[2] She has been a Nonresident Senior Fellow at the American Enterprise Institute think tank since 2013.[3]
Education
Tews studied communications at Arizona State University before completing a Bachelor of General Studies in public relations and political science at American University in Washington, D.C.[4]
Career
Tews began her career in public service at the Department of Transportation as Special Assistant to the Assistant Secretary for Congressional and Intergovernmental Affairs and as Staff Assistant to the Secretary of Transportation. During the administration of President George H. W. Bush, she served as Deputy Associate Director in the White House Office of Cabinet Affairs. She later served as Legislative Director for Congressman Gary A. Franks of Connecticut.[5]
In the private sector, she became Director of Government Relations at Citizens for a Sound Economy between 1995 and 1997, and from 1997 to 2001 she was vice president for Federal Affairs at the Distilled Spirits Council of the United States.[3] From 2001 to 2012 she served as Vice President of Global Public Policy and Government Relations at Verisign, managing issues related to internet infrastructure, cybersecurity, and global digital commerce.[6] She later worked as Principal and Chief Policy Officer at 463 Communications (later Vrge Strategies) from 2012 to 2015, and as an outside consultant until 2019.[7] In 2014 she founded Logan Circle Strategies, where she serves as president, advising on information and communications technology policy and cybersecurity matters.[8]
Alongside her consulting work, Tews has been active in policy research and academic circles. She joined the American Enterprise Institute as a Nonresident Senior Fellow in 2013, focusing on artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, privacy, 5G,[9] the Internet of Things,[3] and digital economic governance as part of her fellowship within AEI's Center for Internet, Communications, and Technology Policy.[10]
Tews has held a range of governance and advisory roles in nonprofit organizations related to technology policy. She is Vice Chair of the Internet Education Foundation, former Vice Chair of the Internet Society's Washington, DC, chapter, Chair of TechFreedom, and Chair of the Dynamic Coalition on the Internet of Things at the Internet Governance Forum.[11] She is also on the board of SeedAI.[12] She has previously served on the boards of the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation, the Information Technology Industry Council, and the Global Women's Innovation Network. She has also co-chaired the Internet Governance Forum USA.[13]
Publications and media
Tews writes regularly for the American Enterprise Institute on topics including artificial intelligence, internet governance, spectrum allocation, privacy regulation, and digital trade. She has testified before the US House Committee on Veterans' Affairs on the role of AI in improving services for veterans and the House Energy and Commerce Committee on the role of the Federal Trade Commission.[14][not in citation given] She has contributed an opinion piece with the Wall Street Journal,[15] panel commentary, and policy analysis in areas such as the regulation of digital platforms, cybersecurity, and innovation policy.[16] In addition to her written work, she hosts the podcast Explain to Shane under the AEI's Political Economy series, where she interviews policymakers, academics, and industry experts on technology policy.[17]
References
- ↑ Tews: The Russians have exposed the soft underbelly of the internet and our critical infrastructure (Television production). CNBC. June 16, 2021.
- ↑ "Shane Tews". C-SPAN. Retrieved September 4, 2025.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Shane Tews". American Enterprise Institute. Retrieved September 7, 2025.
- ↑ "Shane Tews". Information Technology and Innovation Foundation. Retrieved September 7, 2025.
- ↑ "Shane Tews". International Institute of Communications. Retrieved September 4, 2025.
- ↑ "Shane Tews". The Heartland Institute. Retrieved September 4, 2025.
- ↑ 463 Communications (July 18, 2013). "463 Communications Builds On Firm's Policy and Corporate Leadership with Addition of Shane Tews and Terry Anderson" (Press release). PR Newswire.
- ↑ "Shane Tews". Lawfare. Retrieved September 4, 2025.
- ↑ "UW-Parkside's Center for Research in Innovation and Smart Cities to host cyber security expert Shane Tews". University of Wisconsin Parkside. April 7, 2022. Retrieved September 4, 2025.
- ↑ Foundation, Information Technology and Innovation. Shane Tews (Report).
- ↑ "Securing our Digital Future: Balancing Innovation, Economic Growth, and Cybersecurity in a Connected World". Defensa y Yo. Retrieved September 4, 2025.
- ↑ "Shane Tews". AR/VR Policy Conference. Retrieved September 4, 2025.
- ↑ Gross, Grant (September 28, 2018). "Push for Greater Control Over the Internet Coming Back Around". Internet Society. Retrieved September 4, 2025.
- ↑ Tews, Shane (September 4, 2025). "The Rising Cost of Cybercrime: From Billions to Trillions". American Enterprise Institute. Retrieved September 7, 2025.
- ↑ Tews, Shane; Hogg, Luke (August 12, 2025). "If the U.S. Doesn't Set Global Tech Standards, China Will". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved September 4, 2025.
- ↑ Lynch, Shannon (April 30, 2025). "Episode 8: Tech Governance in Trump's First 100 Days". Democracy Deciphered (Podcast). New America. Retrieved September 7, 2025.
- ↑ Glavish, Matthew (December 22, 2021). "Top 5 Podcasts of 2021: 'Explain to Shane' with Shane Tews". American Enterprise Institute. Archived from the original on September 27, 2024. Retrieved September 4, 2025. Unknown parameter
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