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Colin Mortimer

Senior Director of Partnerships

Colin Mortimer is the Senior Director of Partnerships at the Progressive Policy Institute, where he oversees the organization’s relationships with external partners, allied organizations, and policy stakeholders. He is also the founder and director of the Center for New Liberalism, a global network of young, center-left advocates working to advance pragmatic, pro-growth policy ideas across the United States, the United Kingdom, Europe, and beyond.

Colin’s work and commentary have been featured in outlets including The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, Vox, The Dispatch, and others. Before joining PPI, he was an antitrust consultant at Bates White Economic Consulting, working on competition and quantitative litigation matters. He holds degrees in economics and mathematics–statistics from the University of Connecticut.

Recent Work

Publication  |  November 20, 2025

Bureaucracy Blocks Green Progress: 9 Ideas for Democratic Permitting Reform

  • Colin Mortimer
Press Release  |  November 20, 2025

PPI Proposes Nine Reforms to Fix America’s Broken Permitting System

  • Colin Mortimer
Blog  |  April 4, 2024

PPI Down Under: The Economic Impact of Weakening Encryption in Australia & New Zealand

  • Colin Mortimer
Publication  |  March 19, 2024

Backdoors and Balance Sheets: The Consequences of Weakening Encryption on the Future of Work

  • Joel Gladwin Colin Mortimer
Op-Ed  |  December 12, 2022

Mortimer for Vox: Manchin’s permitting reform effort is dead. Biden’s climate agenda could be a casualty.

  • Colin Mortimer
Op-Ed  |  November 16, 2021

Mortimer for Newsweek: The House’s SALT Cap Proposal Is Bad Policy and Bad Politics

  • Colin Mortimer
Op-Ed  |  July 14, 2021

MORTIMER FOR NEW YORK DAILY NEWS: RAIL AGAINST BUSINESS AS USUAL: YES, THE U.S. NEEDS BETTER TRAINS, BUT IT MUST INNOVATE TO GET THEM

  • Colin Mortimer
Publication  |  February 24, 2021

PODCAST: Joint Episode – Neoliberal Podcast ft. Oregon State Treasurer Tobias Rea‪d

  • Colin Mortimer
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