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M. Anthony (Tony) Mills is a senior fellow and director of the Center for Technology, Science, and Energy at the American Enterprise Institute (AEI). He studies the federal government’s role in science and innovation and the relationship between scientific expertise and democratic governance. Dr. Mills is concurrently a senior fellow at Pepperdine University’s School of Public Policy and a scholar associate of the Society of Catholic Scientists.
Before joining AEI, Dr. Mills was a senior fellow at the R Street Institute, where he also launched and led a program on science policy and served as associate vice president for policy. He previously worked for numerous publications, including The New Atlantis, Big Questions Online, and RealClear Media Group. His writings have appeared in such publications as the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, Politico, National Affairs, and Issues in Science and Technology, as well as various peer-reviewed journals.
Dr. Mills holds a PhD and an MA in philosophy from the University of Notre Dame and a BA in philosophy, French, and comparative literature from Northwestern University, where he also completed a concurrent MA in French.
Experience
- Pepperdine School of Public Policy: Senior Fellow, 2020–present
- Society of Catholic Scientists: Scholar Associate, 2016–present
- R Street Institute: Director of Science Policy and Senior Fellow, 2019–20; Associate Vice President for Policy, 2018–19
- RealClear Media Group: Managing Editor, 2018; Editor, RealClearPolicy, 2016–18
- Center for the Study of Technology and Society: Executive Editor, Big Questions Online, and Associate Editor, The New Atlantis, 2015–17
- Williams & Jensen PLLC: Researcher, 2015
- University of Notre Dame: Graduate Instructor, Research Assistant, Assistant Editor, “International Yearbook for German Idealism,” Teaching Assistant, 2011–15
- US Chamber of Commerce Foundation: Researcher, 2014
- Manhattan Institute: Researcher, 2013–14
- Northwestern University: Research Assistant (summer 2007, fall 2009) Translator (fall 2007, winter 2008)
Education
PhD, MA, philosophy, University of Notre Dame
MA, French, BA, philosophy, French, and comparative literature, Northwestern University