Bernard L. Schwartz – Economic Policy Development

New America Foundation

Washington, DC

Bernard Schwartz serves on the board of directors of the New America Foundation, an independent, non-partisan public policy institute whose purpose is to bring exceptionally promising new voices to the public discourse. Through its fellowships and issue-specific programs, the Foundation sponsors a wide range of research, writing, conferences and public outreach on the most important global and domestic issues of our time, including educational policy, energy and foreign policy.

Bernard L. Schwartz Fellowship Program

The Bernard L. Schwartz Fellowship Program provides economic, professional, and intellectual support to a new generation of aspiring public intellectuals. These exceptionally promising young writers, thinkers, and analysts have the means to establish themselves as leading voices in the national policy debate. By investing in the career development of many of the best and brightest civic-minded writers of the day, Mr. Schwartz and the New America Foundation seeks to enrich the quality of America's public debate for years to come.
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Economic Growth Program

Bernard Schwartz supports New America's Economic Growth Program, a forum whose purpose is to develop an integrated strategy and a set of specific policy proposals to overcome problems such as inadequate investments in public infrastructure, the skills of our workforce, and research and development, combined with an unsustainable level of consumer debt.
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November 30, 2007

Whither the American Economy?
A National Policy Forum on the Economy, the Housing Bubble and What to Do about Recessionary Fears

October 17, 2007

Washington Post: Sustaining an Infrastructure for Success

Fall 2007

An Essay: The New American Economy and the Policy Debate

February 1, 2007

A capital investment for public investment, By Sherle R. Schwenninger, New America Foundation

January 31, 2007

Ten Big Ideas For A New America A New America Policy, forum featuring Senators Clinton (D-NY) and Graham (R-SC)