Dean Ball shared on LinkedIn Wednesday that he has been named senior policy adviser on artificial intelligence and emerging technology at the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy.
Dean Ball’s Career Highlights
Ball is currently serving as a member of the board of the Alexander Hamilton Institute for the Study of Western Civilization. He was previously a research fellow at the Mercatus Center within George Mason University and a senior program manager of state and local governance initiative at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University, where he led a team of researchers responsible for fostering state and local government partnerships and developing policy initiatives and research designs.
Around the same time, Ball worked as a consultant for non-profit organizations, including Scala Foundation, Calvin Coolidge Presidential Foundation and Atlas Network. Aside from providing consultancy services, he also served as secretary and treasurer of the Scala Foundation and executive director of the Calvin Coolidge Presidential Foundation.
Before that, Ball spent over six years at the Manhattan Institute. He was the director of the Adam Smith Society, deputy director for state and local policy and strategic manager.
The OSTP is currently led by its director Michael Kratsios. The two-time Wash100 Award winner also serves as the science adviser to the president.
“It is a thrill and honor to serve my country in this role and work alongside the tremendous team Michael Kratsios has built,” said Ball of his appointment to the OSTP.
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