Devon currently works for Google on their Global Energy Market Development and Policy team. Prior to joining Google, Devon was a utility-scale solar project developer for First Solar.
Devon was a Breakthrough Generation Fellow in the Class of 2009, and then joined Breakthrough Staff as a Project Director from 2009-2012. At Breakthrough, Devon worked on projects related to economic and energy policy. He is a lead or co-author of a number of Breakthrough reports, including "Manufacturing Growth: Advanced Manufacturing and the Future of the American Economy," "Where Good Technologies Come From," "Taking on the Three Deficits," and "Rising Tigers, Sleeping Giant." Devon also co-directed the Breakthrough Generation program in 2010 and 2011.
Devon earned his master's degree in international economics from Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) and a bachelor's degree in international relations from Stanford University. Devon can be followed on Twitter @devonswezey.
By Devon Swezey:
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Taking on the Three Deficits Report a "Must Read"
Council on Foreign Relations names Breakthrough Institute report on budget priorities one of "the best online…
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Know Your Heritage: The Heritage Foundation’s Incoherent Attack On Public Investment in Energy Innovation
Last week the Heritage Foundation released a policy "backgrounder" report calling for a near-dismantling of the…
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Obama’s Breakthrough
With last night's State of the Union address, President Obama has shifted the debate from the partisan climate wars to…
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SOTU: In the Face of Spending Cuts, Making the Case for Investment in Innovation
Tonight, President Obama is prepared to call for renewed federal investment in infrastructure, research, education, and…
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Testimony: The Challenge of China’s Green Technology Policy
Breakthrough Institute Project Director Devon Swezey testified today before the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review…
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Joe Romm Ignores Facts in Attacking Breakthrough Institute Op-Ed
On Monday, Joe Romm of Climate Progress publicly attacked the Breakthrough Institute for publishing an op-ed in the San…
