R Street Institute is a Washington, D.C.–based public policy think tank (founded 2012) that describes itself as classical liberal and center‑right; it conducts research and advocacy to advance free markets, limited and effective government, pragmatic regulatory reform, and bipartisan policy solutions across federal and state issues.
Market‑oriented economic and regulatory policy, insurance and finance policy, energy and environment (market‑based approaches), criminal justice and civil liberties reform, technology and cybersecurity policy, trade and governance, public‑health harm reduction and state‑level policy development
Primarily funded by philanthropic foundations, individual donors, grants and sponsorships; also receives project and coalition grants and institutional support
Eli Lehrer (president), Erica Schoder (executive director), resident and senior fellows such as Adam Thierer and Mike Godwin; coalition partners include industry and public‑interest groups (e.g., SmarterSafer coalition) and various state and national policy partners
Nonprofit think tank (501(c)(3))
