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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

Press Release  |  May 22, 2026

In America’s 250th Year: Three Young Americans Redefine What It Means to be an American

  • Richard D. Kahlenberg Colin Mortimer
Publication  |  May 22, 2026

What It Means to Be an American Today: Voices of a New Generation

  • Richard D. Kahlenberg Colin Mortimer
Press Release  |  March 5, 2026

PPI Statement on the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Kids’ Online Safety Markup

  • Colin Mortimer
Press Release  |  February 19, 2026

New PPI Report Debunks Claims That Institutional Investors Drive Housing Crisis

  • Richard D. Kahlenberg Colin Mortimer
Publication  |  February 19, 2026

Institutional Investment in Single-Family Housing: Separating Fact from Fiction

  • Richard D. Kahlenberg Colin Mortimer
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
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