Nation’s Only Infrastructure Think Tank Turns 10 Years Old

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PRESS RELEASE
For Immediate Release: October 21, 2024
Contact: Andrew Jefferis, ajefferis@aii.org
Infrastructure Think Tank Releases Ten-Year Anniversary Documentary
WASHINGTON, D.C. (October 21, 2024) – The Alliance for Innovation and Infrastructure (Aii) proudly commemorates a decade of impactful service with the release of a documentary featuring key figures such as founder and chairman Brigham McCown, and executive director Benjamin Dierker. This documentary showcases significant organizational milestones and explores the vision that drives Aii forward.
Today marks the 10-year anniversary since the official public launch of Aii on October 21, 2014. The last decade has seen Aii expand its impact not only in Washington, D.C. but nationwide through public policy and industry education.
Select Aii’s 10-year Highlights include:
  • Founded in 2014 by the first acting administrator of PHMSA, Brigham McCown
  • Published over 100 original research reports, including in-depth white papers, policy briefs, and one-pagers
  • Over a dozen citations in textbooks and other academic works
  • Quoted by over 200 outlets nationwide and expanding
  • Invited to speak at hundreds of conferences, panels, calls, testimonies, and more
  • Governed by former agency leaders from PHMSA, NTSB, and more
  • Aii is the only nationwide public policy think tank dedicated to infrastructure
Aii is advancing innovation for safer infrastructure. Through the documentary format, the Alliance for Innovation and Infrastructure invites viewers to learn about the founding principles of Aii, meet the dedicated team behind its research, and discover Aii’s forward-looking vision.
Watch the documentary here: https://youtu.be/drFiWIMPfR0
To read more about Aii, please visit www.Aii.org.
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The Alliance for Innovation and Infrastructure (Aii) is an independent, national research and educational organization dedicated to identifying our nation’s infrastructure needs, creating awareness of those needs, and finding solutions to critical public policy challenges. Aii strives to promote proven, innovative technology and higher safety standards in a non-partisan manner to achieve excellence nationwide. The Alliance is a think tank consisting of two non-profits: the National Infrastructure Safety Foundation (NISF) 501(c)(4) and the Public Institute for Facility Safety (PIFS) 501(c)(3). (Aii.org)