Artificial Intelligence Governance
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Policy Research · Industrial Strategy · Idaho
Patrick J. Wolf
Executive Director, Institute for American Manufacturing & Technology
Industrial Strategy • AI • Energy • Manufacturing
Patrick J. Wolf is Executive Director of the Institute for American Manufacturing & Technology, where he leads research on artificial intelligence governance, energy systems, and American industrial competitiveness.
RoleExecutive Director
Research AreasAI · Energy · Manufacturing
CredentialsPhD · MBA · LSS Black Belt
Based InIdaho, United States
Biography
Patrick J. Wolf is Executive Director of the Institute for American Manufacturing & Technology, a 501(c)(3) policy and research organization dedicated to strengthening the industrial foundations of the United States. The Institute conducts research across three specialized divisions: the Aegis Institute, focused on artificial intelligence governance and compute infrastructure; the Atlas Institute, focused on energy systems and power infrastructure; and the Forge Institute, focused on manufacturing competitiveness and supply chains.
Wolf’s research examines how policy frameworks, institutional decisions, and technological change interact to shape national capacity, spanning manufacturing, energy, artificial intelligence, and industrial strategy. He oversees the Institute’s three research divisions and represents the Institute in public commentary and policy engagement.
Beyond the Institute, Wolf is the founder of Idaho Leaders, a platform dedicated to business, policy, and civic leadership in the state of Idaho.
Areas of Focus
Wolf directs research across the Institute’s three divisions:
Energy & Power Systems
Power infrastructure, industrial energy demand, and the strategic vulnerabilities created by energy disruption.
Latest researchPowering the Buildout →
Manufacturing Policy
Industrial base capacity, defense production, and the conditions for American industrial renewal.
Latest researchSIOP for Aerospace and Defense →
Research & Publications
Featured Research
Aegis Institute
Architecting the Machine-Readable State
The strategic case for a state Chief AI Officer.
Read at iamtpolicy.org → Atlas InstituteOil: The Price of Disruption
Oil prices, economic cascades, and the cost of energy vulnerability.
Read at iamtpolicy.org → Aegis & Atlas InstitutesPowering the Buildout
Energy demand projections for data centers, reshored manufacturing, and defense production.
Read at iamtpolicy.org →Additional Publications
Background
Patrick J. Wolf’s professional background includes work in enterprise strategy, data and analytics, and emerging technologies. His training in industrial engineering combined with graduate work in business and strategic communications informs an analytical approach that bridges economic, technological, and institutional perspectives.
He has advised organizations across the growth spectrum — from early-stage startups to established enterprises — as well as media companies and political campaigns at the local, state executive, and federal levels.
Based in Idaho, Wolf is active in civic and political leadership, serving in strategy and organizational roles within the Idaho Republican Party.
Education & Credentials
- PhDStrategic Media and Communications
- MBABusiness Administration
- BSIndustrial Engineering
- LSSBBLean Six Sigma Black Belt
Engage
Read the Institute’s latest research, or get in touch regarding speaking engagements, media commentary, and policy collaboration.