Tim Kane

Tim Kane is the Chief Economist at Hudson Institute and Founder of the social networking firm, StoryPoint. Kane's research on entrepreneurship and job creation has been widely cited, notably in the 2011 Economic Report of the President. He has served in multiple executive and scholarly roles at think tanks and universities. Kane's most recent book is Bleeding Talent (Palgrave Macmillan, 2012) explores entrepreneurial leadership in the U.S. military. His forthcoming book Balance (Simon & Schuster, with Glenn Hubbard) will examine the economic decline of great powers. With Glenn Hubbard, Kane maintains a blog, www.BalanceofEconomics.com.

Previously, Kane was a Senior Scholar at the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, where he established the growthology.org blog and initiated the annual Economics Bloggers Forum. Kane organized a quarterly survey of top economics bloggers, which he continues to produce as a Hudson Institute report.

Kane's commentary has appeared in the New York Times, USA Today, and other outlets. He often provides analysis on CNN, CNBC, ABC, NBC, CBS, FOX, MSNBC, Bloomberg, and PBS' Nightly Business Report. With a track record of successful entrepreneurial startups, his research on job creation has been widely cited, and his forthcoming book, Bleeding Talent (Palgrave Macmillan), will examine entrepreneurial leadership in the military. 

The former Director of International Economics at The Heritage Foundation, Kane was the lead author of the Heritage/Wall Street Journal "Index of Economic Freedom." As a former intelligence officer in the U.S. Air Force, he served two tours of duty in Asia. Kane earned a bachelor's degree from the U.S. Air Force Academy and a doctorate in economics from the University of California San Diego.

Kane is available for comment on economics, innovation, entrepreneurship, and defense economics.