World on the Brink
From Ideas to Implementation
No one has a monopoly on solutions to complex global challenges. At Silverado, we believe that fundamental disagreement over questions of American policy is not only an inevitable byproduct of our democratic process; it is an absolutely indispensable part of that process.
Silverado pairs rigorous, evidence-based research with novel policy thinking, working to translate that analysis into clear, actionable paths forward on the issues shaping America’s economic and strategic future. By convening diverse stakeholder groups, hosting conferences with global reach, publishing groundbreaking research, and partnering with industry and thought leaders, Silverado works to build consensus around new paths toward American prosperity and global competitiveness in the 21st century.
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Silverado applies a venture-style model to policy implementation — driving a paradigm shift in how policy is developed and executed. Four moves, run in a continuous loop.
Rigorous Research
Evidence-based analysis grounded in data on the issues shaping America’s economic and strategic future.
Novel Policy Thinking
Translating that analysis into clear, actionable paths forward — not just diagnosis, but direction.
Convene & Build Consensus
Bringing diverse stakeholders together across government, industry, and partner nations to find common ground.
Accelerate Implementation
Deploying practical solutions to the nation’s most pressing challenges — a paradigm shift in how policy is executed.
Four Strategic Pillars
National Security
Forward-looking policy solutions that preserve American leadership and protect national interests in an increasingly contested global environment
Trade and Industrial Security
Shaping trade policy to support American workers and secure America's supply chains.
Energy and Resource Security
Foregrounding the nexus of resource and energy security to meet 21st-century resiliency goals.
Cybersecurity and AI
Modernizing America's cyber strategy to enhance deterrence, defend against cyber attacks, and protect intellectual property and national security.
A New Era of Competition
Realizing a comprehensive American strategy in the 21st century will require creativity, collaboration, and disciplined execution. Silverado works with a bipartisan group of policymakers, stakeholders, and subject-matter experts to build support for actionable policy initiatives — and to ignite a 21st-century race to the top.
By convening diverse stakeholder groups, Silverado accelerates the design and deployment of practical solutions to the nation’s most pressing challenges.
A contest already underway.
Silverado launched in February 2021, founded by Dmitri Alperovitch and Maureen Hinman to work on problems that had been building for decades. The United States is competing with strategic and economic rivals for technological and industrial advantage, and that competition reaches into trade policy, manufacturing, cybersecurity, and AI.
Competition between global powers is not new, of course, but in an era of unprecedented global interconnectedness and technological advancement, it creates new challenges for the United States and its allies. Forging American prosperity and global competitiveness takes understanding of how we got here, not just where we are headed.
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