WASHINGTON—Today, The Heritage Foundation announced Bret Swanson as Director of the Center for Technology and the Human Person. The Center focuses on shaping policy on emerging technologies, with an emphasis on aligning technological advancement with human flourishing, safety, and traditional American values.
Derrick Morgan, executive vice president of Heritage, welcomed Swanson to the team, stating:
“We are thrilled to welcome Bret Swanson to The Heritage Foundation to lead the Center for Technology and the Human Person. As artificial intelligence and new technologies rapidly transform our culture, economy and national security, Heritage is committed to ensuring these innovations advance human flourishing, strengthen freedom and opportunity, and serve the interests of the American people. Bret’s decades of expertise make him uniquely equipped to lead this critical work.”
Swanson has been serving as president of Entropy Economics LLC, a technology research and advisory firm which he founded in 2008. From 2013 to 2023, he served as a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, where he co-founded the technology research program. He contributes frequently to The Wall Street Journal and previously wrote a long-running column for Forbes.com. In 2022, he launched Infonomena, a new tech and economics channel on Substack.
Swanson remarked on his appointment:
“I am honored to join The Heritage Foundation as director of the Center for Technology and the Human Person. America’s future depends on preserving a culture of innovation while ensuring technological advancement strengthens liberty, opportunity, and the dignity of the individual. I look forward to working with Heritage scholars and leaders to advance policies that support Americans and their families.”
Swanson previously served as chairman and trustee of the Indiana Public Retirement System (INPRS), Indiana’s $50-billion pension fund, from 2009 to 2024. He has also been a fellow at the Brownstone Institute, the Krach Institute for Tech Diplomacy at Purdue University, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation, and the Progress and Freedom Foundation.
