Renewing American Innovation

Providing thoughtful analysis on the U.S. innovation ecosystem and exploring methods for sustaining American technological competitiveness

Renewing American Innovation (RAI) explores the policies and partnerships that will secure the United States’ role as a leading innovator while ensuring that all Americans have a shared stake in the innovation economy.

Producing insightful analysis and convening stakeholders from across the innovation ecosystem, RAI seeks to foster a public appreciation for the networks and institutions to which we owe much of our prosperity today.

Meet Our Experts

Meet our network of experts, staff, and non-resident affiliates. 

Sujai Shivakumar

Contact Information

Media Queries

Latest Analysis

Photo: guteksk7/Adobe Stock

Photo: guteksk7/Adobe Stock

Securing the Future of the U.S. Biopharmaceutical Industry: The Most-Favored-Nation Paradox

The administration’s success in securing massive investment pledges from the industry to reshore manufacturing needs to be reinforced. Its positive impact will be undermined if the long-term consequence of its most-favored-nation pricing policy weakens the foundations of U.S. innovation.

Commentary by Sujai Shivakumar and Anne Pritchett — January 13, 2026

See all analysis by the Renewing American Innovation
Photo: iLab/CSIS

Innovation Insights

Innovation Insights is a video series exploring critical issues facing the United States in the realm of technology and innovation. Drawing from a network of experts and practitioners, Innovation Insights makes complex topics digestible and understandable for a general audience.

View Video Series

All Renewing American Innovation Content

Filter by

1 - 10 of 358 results

Universities, Patents, and the Future of U.S. Competitiveness

The strength of the United States’ innovation system does not rest on government spending alone, but on the mutually supportive partnership between public investment, university research, and private enterprise. 

Commentary by Shruti Sharma and Chris Borges — December 15, 2025

Audio Briefs

U.S. Universities: Engines of Economic Growth

An audio version of “⁠U.S. Universities: Engines of Economic Growth⁠,” a new Commentary by CSIS’s Sujai Shivakumar, Charles Wessner, Shruti Sharma, and Chris Borges. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs. 

Podcast Episode by Sujai Shivakumar, Charles Wessner, Shruti Sharma, and Chris Borges — October 29, 2025

Audio Briefs

U.S. Universities: Engines of Economic Growth

University research is a proven job creator, an engine of regional economic growth, and a generator of entirely new industries that also advance public health, improve wellbeing, and bolster national security.

Commentary by Sujai Shivakumar, Charles Wessner, Shruti Sharma, and Chris Borges — October 29, 2025