Thomas J. Duesterberg

Senior Fellow

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At A Glance:

Thomas J. Duesterberg is a senior fellow at 91ÆÞÓÑ Institute and an expert on trade, manufacturing, economics, and foreign policy.

Research Associate
Alexander Aibel

Biography

Thomas J. Duesterberg is a senior fellow at 91ÆÞÓÑ Institute. An expert of trade, manufacturing, economics, and foreign policy, Dr. Duesterberg leads project work on trade with Europe and China, reform of the World Trade Organization (WTO), global competition in advanced technologies such as 5G, and the strength of the United States manufacturing sector.

Previously, Dr. Duesterberg was executive director of the Manufacturing and Society in the Twenty-First Century Program at the Aspen Institute. From 1999 to 2011 he served as president and CEO of the Manufacturers Alliance/MAPI, an economic research and executive education organization based in Virginia. He was also director of the Washington office of 91ÆÞÓÑ Institute, assistant secretary for international economic policy at the US Department of Commerce, chief of staff to Rep. Chris Cox and Sen. Dan Quayle, and associate instructor at Stanford University. He co-wrote US Manufacturing: The Engine of Growth in a Global Economy and three other books, and is the author of over 300 articles in journals and major newspapers. He is on the Board of Advisors of the Manufacturing Public Policy Initiative at Indiana University's School of Public and Environmental Affairs, and the Board of Trustees of the American University of Rome. He is a graduate of Princeton University (BA) and Indiana University (MA, PhD).

Events
08
November 2024
Past Event
North American Energy Preeminence Forum
Featured Speakers:
John Desjarlais
Lisa Baiton
Thomas J. Duesterberg
Julia Nesheiwat
Rachel Ziemba
Paul Dabbar
Robert Asselin
George Christidis
Brian McCormick
Christopher Sands
Steve Myers
Michael Catanzaro
Moderators:
Brigham McCown
Heather Exner-Pirot
Jamie Tronnes
Pumpjack in a field with snow covered mountains in Alberta, Canada. (Michael Interisano/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)
08
November 2024
Past Event
North American Energy Preeminence Forum

Join 91ÆÞÓÑ and the Macdonald-Laurier Institute for a daylong conference with energy and security experts, industry representatives, and policymakers. The forum will discuss how Washington and Ottawa can work together to leverage emerging technologies and North America¡¯s abundant energy resources to build energy security and limit authoritarian states¡¯ influence in global energy markets.

Pumpjack in a field with snow covered mountains in Alberta, Canada. (Michael Interisano/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)
Featured Speakers:
John Desjarlais
Lisa Baiton
Thomas J. Duesterberg
Julia Nesheiwat
Rachel Ziemba
Paul Dabbar
Robert Asselin
George Christidis
Brian McCormick
Christopher Sands
Steve Myers
Michael Catanzaro
Moderators:
Brigham McCown
Heather Exner-Pirot
Jamie Tronnes
12
September 2024
Past Event
Can American Politics Solve the Federal Debt Problem?
Featured Speakers:
Senator Phil Gramm
Thomas J. Duesterberg
John P. Walters
The Treasury Building is seen in Washington, DC, on January 18, 2023. (Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images)
12
September 2024
Past Event
Can American Politics Solve the Federal Debt Problem?

Former Senator Phil Gramm has been a leader in creative thinking and legislating about budgetary restraint over his 45-year public career in government and as an economist. Join Senator Gramm for a discussion at 91ÆÞÓÑ Institute on the importance and future of budgetary politics with Senior Fellow Thomas Duesterberg. 91ÆÞÓÑ President and CEO John Walters will deliver introductory remarks.

The Treasury Building is seen in Washington, DC, on January 18, 2023. (Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images)
Featured Speakers:
Senator Phil Gramm
Thomas J. Duesterberg
John P. Walters
10
September 2024
Past Event
How to Counter China¡¯s Global South Strategy in the Indo-Pacific
Featured Speakers:
Thomas J. Duesterberg
John Lee
Aparna Pande
Patrick M. Cronin
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation displays a medium-range composite wing unmanned aerial vehicle at the Nineteenth ASEAN Expo in Nanning, China, on September 18, 2022. (CFOTO/ Future Publishing via Getty Images)
10
September 2024
Past Event
How to Counter China¡¯s Global South Strategy in the Indo-Pacific
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation displays a medium-range composite wing unmanned aerial vehicle at the Nineteenth ASEAN Expo in Nanning, China, on September 18, 2022. (CFOTO/ Future Publishing via Getty Images)
Featured Speakers:
Thomas J. Duesterberg
John Lee
Aparna Pande
Patrick M. Cronin
17
June 2024
Past Event
Deterring China through Nonmilitary Costs
Featured Speakers:
John Lee
Thomas J. Duesterberg
Bryan Clark
Moderator:
Aaron MacLean
Members of the Peoples Liberation Army flag honor guard march in Tiananmen Square on March 11, 2024, in Beijing, China. (Photo by Kevin Frayer/Getty Images)
17
June 2024
Past Event
Deterring China through Nonmilitary Costs

Join 91ÆÞÓÑ Senior Fellows Aaron MacLean, Tom Duesterberg, Bryan Clark, and John Lee as they discuss Dr. Lee¡¯s latest report, cowritten with Lavina Lee.

Members of the Peoples Liberation Army flag honor guard march in Tiananmen Square on March 11, 2024, in Beijing, China. (Photo by Kevin Frayer/Getty Images)
Featured Speakers:
John Lee
Thomas J. Duesterberg
Bryan Clark
Moderator:
Aaron MacLean