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Tom Kalil

b. 1963

American policy and innovation expert

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Born 1963. Tom Kalil is an American.

Thomas Amadeus Kalil (born October 4, 1963) is an expert on technology and innovation policy. In May 2024, he founded and became the CEO of Renaissance Philanthropy. He was previously the chief innovation officer at Schmidt Futures. He earned a bachelor's degree in political science and international economics from the University of Wisconsin at Madison. Kalil completed graduate work at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy. Kalil worked in the issues departments on two Democratic presidential campaigns, 1988 and 1992. His work included writing position papers and briefing the candidate on a wide range of policy issues, experiences he later described as being "like boot camp for policy wonks."

Before entering government, Kalil was a trade specialist at the Washington offices of Dewey Ballantine. There, he represented the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) on technology policy and U.S.-Japan trade issues. In this capacity he was principal staffer to Gordon Moore, then chair of the SIA Technology Committee.

Kalil was the chief innovation officer at Schmidt Futures from 2017 to 2024.

Kalil is now the CEO of Renaissance Philanthropy. He is the brother of behavioral economist Ariel Kalil.

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University of Wisconsin–Madison, The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University, University of Wisconsin, Madison
Employers
University of California, Berkeley, Renaissance Philanthropy, Schmidt Futures
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Thomas Amadeus Kalil

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Who is Tom Kalil?

American policy and innovation expert

When was Tom Kalil born?

Tom Kalil was born on 4 October 1963.

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Tom Kalil is American.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Tom Kalil

· Wikidata: Q16195140

· DBpedia: Thomas Kalil

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