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Ryan Mulholland is a senior fellow at American Progress, where he focuses on international economic policy, climate, and trade, as well as industrial policy and manufacturing competitiveness. Mulholland previously served as director of trade and competitiveness at the National Security Council. He was the lead U.S. negotiator on the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity Supply Chain Agreement, which was signed in 2023.

Mulholland also served in a variety of roles as a civil servant at the U.S. Department of Commerce, including acting director of policy and senior adviser for global supply chain competitiveness for the International Trade Administration (ITA). Earlier in his career, he served as senior adviser for international trade and investment for the deputy secretary of commerce. He began his career as an industry analyst for the ITA, specializing in renewable energy.

Mulholland holds a Master of Arts in national resource strategy from the National Defense University, where he graduated with distinction. He also holds a Master of Arts in American government from Georgetown University and a Bachelor of Arts in history and political science from the University of Minnesota.

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Refunds From the Trump Administration’s Unlawful Tariffs Are a Windfall for Corporate America, Not for Small Businesses or Consumers Report
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Refunds From the Trump Administration’s Unlawful Tariffs Are a Windfall for Corporate America, Not for Small Businesses or Consumers

New state-by-state CAP analysis finds that the Trump administration’s tariffs cost small-business importers in all 50 states and Washington, D.C., an average of $426,000 more over 18 months—damage that refunds cannot fully undo.

Ryan Mulholland, Mimla Wardak, Kennedy Andara

The Trump Administration’s Plan To Politicize Federal Grants Would Harm American Health and Innovation Report
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The Trump Administration’s Plan To Politicize Federal Grants Would Harm American Health and Innovation

A new proposed rule from the Trump administration would subject all federally funded grants and research to politically motivated decision-making, as well as violate the laws governing agency rulemaking and the constitutional rights of Americans.

Jill Rosenthal, Sara Partridge, Devon Ombres, 3 More Haley Norris, Mariam Rashid, Ryan Mulholland

CAP Comments on the Office of Management and Budget’s Proposed Regulation for Federal Financial Assistance Article

CAP Comments on the Office of Management and Budget’s Proposed Regulation for Federal Financial Assistance

The Center for American Progress submitted a comment letter to the Office of Management and Budget opposing its proposed rule on federal financial assistance, arguing that it would prohibit agencies from exercising their statutorily defined powers to independently set grant conditions and funding rules for federal funding programs.

Jill Rosenthal, Sara Partridge, Devon Ombres, 3 More Haley Norris, Mariam Rashid, Ryan Mulholland

A multilateral green trade pact? In the News

A multilateral green trade pact?

In a podcast from the Lowy Institute, Ryan Mulholland discusses how governments can go about designing green trade agreements.

Lowy Institute

Ryan Mulholland

Unilateralism in trade calls for a new approach to build a green future In the News

Unilateralism in trade calls for a new approach to build a green future

In an essay published by the International Network of Energy Transition Think Tanks, Ryan Mulholland argues that climate and trade policy should be treated as complementary disciplines.

International Network of Energy Transition Think Tanks

Ryan Mulholland

No More Reacting: An Argument for a Clean Industrial Policy—and Against Competitiveness as an Organizing Economic Principle Report
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No More Reacting: An Argument for a Clean Industrial Policy—and Against Competitiveness as an Organizing Economic Principle

Moving beyond the failures of the Trump administration, the United States will need to embrace a strategy for fighting the climate crisis that prioritizes values such as support for working people and establishes a precedent for international collaboration.

Mike Williams, Ryan Mulholland

The Trump Administration’s Trade Deals Are the Epitome of Corporate-Style ‘Short-Termism’ in Foreign Policy, and the American People Will Pay the Price for Years To Come Article
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The Trump Administration’s Trade Deals Are the Epitome of Corporate-Style ‘Short-Termism’ in Foreign Policy, and the American People Will Pay the Price for Years To Come

The lasting consequences of the Trump administration’s trade policy demonstrate the cost of headline-chasing leadership.

Ryan Mulholland

How Donald Trump’s Trade Folly Is Costing Americans In the News

How Donald Trump’s Trade Folly Is Costing Americans

In an op-ed published by The National Interest, Ryan Mulholland describes Trump administration’s strong-arm approach to international trade policy and how his tariffs are costing the American people.

The National Interest

Ryan Mulholland

The Trump Administration Continues To Demonstrate Its Failure To Appreciate the Plight of American Farmers Article
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The Trump Administration Continues To Demonstrate Its Failure To Appreciate the Plight of American Farmers

China’s boycott of American soybeans may be resolved, but the episode exposed deeper, longer-term challenges that cannot be solved with a one-time bailout or a purchase commitment by foreign buyers that can be turned off at any time.

Ryan Mulholland, Mark Haggerty

A multilateral approach to climate and trade policy could revolutionize efforts to decarbonize heavy industries and counter non market overcapacity In the News

A multilateral approach to climate and trade policy could revolutionize efforts to decarbonize heavy industries and counter non market overcapacity

In an op-ed published by Renewal, Ryan Mulholland and Mike Williams argue in favor of cooperative action on challenges like climate change.

Renewal: A Journal of Social Democracy

Ryan Mulholland, Mike Williams

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