Lexington Institute

The Lexington Institute is a think tank headquartered in Arlington, Virginia, in the United States, that focuses mainly on defense and security policy.

Lexington Institute
Established1998
Key peopleMerrick Carey
Loren Thompson
Daniel Goure
Constance Douris
Rathna Muralidharan
BudgetRevenue: $2,136,371
Expenses: $2,066,977
(FYE December 2015)[1]
Location
1600 Wilson Boulevard
Arlington, Virginia
Websitewww.lexingtoninstitute.org

History, staff, and positions

The Lexington Institute was founded in 1998 by former U.S. Representative James Courter (R-NJ), former congressional aide Merrick "Mac" Carey, and former Georgetown University professor Loren B. Thompson, who are the chairman, chief executive officer and chief operating officer of the Institute, respectively.[2]

The think tank is based in Arlington, Virginia[3] and focuses on defense policy.[4] It is sometimes described as conservative.[5]

The Lexington Institute is funded in part by military contractors.[6] Harper's Magazine called the organization the "defense industry's pay-to-play ad agency" due to its funding from the industry and its issuance of a stream of reports, usually favorable, about the performance and status of weapons programs.[7] In addition to his role as COO of the Lexington institute, Loren B. Thompson is a consultant to military contractors.[8] Thompson stated, "I'm not going to work on a project unless somebody, somewhere, is willing to pay. This is a business. My bottom line is that if what I write and say is true, it doesn't really matter what my motives are."[7]

In 2011, Thompson said that the current rate of U.S. defense spending was not sustainable.[9] He has also called for a shift in American defense spending towards items such as the Littoral Combat Ship and the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II that can be exported to allies.[10]

Thompson wrote that in 2011 that most of the candidates for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination were "unsuited to high office".[11]

Lexington Institute staff have published various articles and given various interviews on electricity policy and the U.S. electricity grid, including on issues such as the cybersecurity and resiliency, the effect of electric vehicles and distributed generation incentives, and issued relating to data privacy and cyber-threat information-sharing.[12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27]

References
  1. "The Lexington Institute" (PDF). Foundation Center. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
  2. "Biographical Information". Lexington Institute.
  3. Lolita C. Baldor, Stealthy jet ensures other war-fighting aircraft survive, Associated Press (July 21, 2015): "Loren Thompson, head of the Arlington, Virginia-based Lexington Institute, a think tank."
  4. Darlene Superville & Matt O'Brien, Trump: Administration to review Pentagon computer contract, Associated Press (July 18, 2019): "Daniel Goure, vice president of the Lexington Institute, a defense-oriented think tank based in Virginia"
  5. Jeffrey A. Dvorkin, NPR: Mysteries of the Organization, Part I, NPR (December 14, 2005).
  6. Christopher Drew, Bid Process for Air Force Tanker Is Criticized, New York Times (October 26, 2009).
  7. Ken Silverstein. "Mad men: Introducing the defense industry's pay-to-play ad agency". Harpers.org. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
  8. Tim Gray, How to Invest in the Military-Industrial Complex, New York Times (April 15, 2020).
  9. Spires, Shelby G. "Expert: Federal spending freeze beats alternative." The Telegraph (Macon, Georgia), 7 February 2011.
  10. Korb, Lawrence; Thompson, Loren (18 August 2010). "The U.S. can't afford unilateral military moves abroad". Latimes.com. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
  11. Thompson, Loren B. (November 10, 2011). "If Republicans Don't Pick Romney, Obama Will Win Reelection In A Landslide". lexingtoninstitute.org. Arlington, Virginia: Lexington Institute.
  12. Douris, Constance. "Constance Douris". Forbes.com. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
  13. "Constance Douris' KCBS Interview on Electric Vehicle Chargers". Soundcloud.com. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
  14. "Tesla Joins a Growing Trend: Electric Buses and Trucks". RealClearEnergy.org. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
  15. "Videos: Cybersecurity of the Electric Grid". Lexingtoninstitute.org. Arlington, Virginia: Lexington Institute. 3 April 2018. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
  16. Douris, Constance (20 March 2017). "California Aims To Incentivize Utilities To Adopt Third-Party Energy Resources". Lexingtoninstitute.org. Arlington, Virginia: Lexington Institute. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
  17. Douris, Constance (14 September 2017). "California Presses Grid Operators To Substitute Non-Traditional Sources For New Investment". Forbes.com. New York City: Forbes Media. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
  18. "California Approves Pilot Program For More Reliable Electricity". Tdworld.com. 11 January 2017. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
  19. "Third Party Resources Are The Future Of The Electric Grid". Lexingtoninstitute.org. Lexington Institute. 13 February 2017. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
  20. Douris, Constance (13 December 2016). "California To Decide Fate Of Independent Energy Providers". Lexingtoninstitute.org. Lexington Institute. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
  21. "Lexington Institute". Lexingtoninstitute.org. 24 May 2017. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
  22. "Balancing Smart Grid Data and Consumer Privacy". Lexingtoninstitute.org. Lexington Institute. 14 July 2017. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
  23. "Lexington Institute". Lexingtoninstitute.org. 25 April 2017. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
  24. "Lexington Institute". Lexingtoninstitute.org. 9 May 2017. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
  25. "Lexington Institute". Lexingtoninstitute.org. 2 August 2017. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
  26. "Lexington Institute". Lexington Institute. Retrieved 2015-11-12.
  27. Thompson, Loren B. "Ensuring The Resilience Of The U.S. Electrical Grid." Lexington Institute, 22 January 2013.

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