Taylor Barkley is currently Director for Technology and Innovation at Utah State University’s Center for Growth and Opportunity. There he directs research and represents the portfolio on federal and state tech policy issues. Previously, he was at Stand Together and Stand Together Trust (formerly the Charles Koch Institute) where he worked on technology policy and research at the intersection of culture, technology, and innovation. He has also worked as the Government Affairs Manager at the Competitive Enterprise Institute where he developed relationships with U.S. lawmakers and agency staff, and the Assistant Director of Outreach for Technology Policy at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University.