Organizations Filed Purposes:
A TEAM OF JOURNALISTS, RESEARCHERS, LAWYERS, AND ADVOCATES WORKING TOGETHER TO EXPOSE AND REVERSE THE STRANGLEHOLD THAT CORPORATE MONOPOLIES HAVE ON OUR COUNTRY.
FAIR ECONOMY - OPEN MARKETS USES RESEARCH AND JOURNALISM TO EXPOSE THE DANGERS OF MONOPOLIZATION, IDENTIFIES INTERVENTIONS IN POLICY AND LAW TO ADDRESS THEM, AND EDUCATES POLICYMAKERS, ACADEMICS, MOVEMENT GROUPS, AND OTHER INFLUENTIAL STAKEHOLDERS TO RE-ESTABLISH THE COMPETITIVE MARKETS THAT HAVE LONG FORMED THE BEDROCK OF AMERICAN DEMOCRACY. BY COMBINING POLICY, LEGAL, AND MARKET STRUCTURE EXPERTISE WITH SOPHISTICATED COMMUNICATIONS, EDUCATION, AND COALITION-BUILDING EFFORTS, OPEN MARKETS SEEKS NOT ONLY TO HOLD TODAY'S MONOPOLIES ACCOUNTABLE FOR ABUSE OF POWER, BUT TO REBUILD AN ECONOMIC SYSTEM WHERE PROGRESS IS EASIER TO ACHIEVE, BECAUSE POWER IS FAR MORE WIDELY AND EQUITABLY DISTRIBUTED.
TECHNOLOGY AND DEMOCRACY - SINCE OUR LAUNCH AS AN INDEPENDENT ORGANIZATION, THE OPEN MARKETS TEAM HAS FOCUSED ON SOUNDING THE ALARM ON THE MONOPOLISTIC PRACTICES AND HARMS OF FACEBOOK, GOOGLE, AND AMAZON. WE ARE EXCITED TO SEE THAT THIS IS NOW A PART OF THE NATIONAL DEBATE AND THE MOMENTUM FOR ACTION. WHILE WE CONTINUE TO FOCUS OUR EFFORTS ON ENSURING STRUCTURAL REMEDIES ARE APPLIED TO THE HARMS OF THESE PLATFORM MONOPOLIES, WE PLAN TO SIGNIFICANTLY EXPAND OUR WORK ON TECHNOLOGY AND POWER BEYOND THE THREE BIG PLATFORMS. THE MISSION OF THE TECHNOLOGY & POWER PROGRAM IS TO ENSURE THAT NEW TECHNOLOGIES ALWAYS SERVE THE INTEREST OF THE PUBLIC AS A WHOLE AND CANNOT BE USED TO CONCENTRATE DANGEROUS DEGREES OF POWER AND CONTROL OVER THE ACTIONS OR THOUGHTS OF INDIVIDUALS, GROUPS, OR ENTIRE SOCIETIES. THE PROGRAM ACHIEVES THIS BY DEVELOPING AND ADVANCING POLICIES THAT ENSURE THAT INDIVIDUALS CAN COMMUNICATE NEWS AND IDEAS WITH ONE ANOTHER, AND TRADE GOODS AND SERVICES WITH ONE ANOTHER, FREE OF INTERFERENCE BY ANY PRIVATE OR PUBLIC GATEKEEPER. IT IS BASED ON THE IDEA THAT MANY NETWORKS AND NETWORK APPLICATIONS ARE INHERENTLY MONOPOLISTIC IN NATURE AND HENCE MUST BE REGULATED BY THE PEOPLE TO ENSURE EQUAL, UNBIASED, AND REASONABLY PRICED SERVICES TO ALL INDIVIDUALS WHO USE THE NETWORKS AND APPLICATIONS.
COMPETITION LAW AND PHILOSOPHY - OPEN MARKETS WILL SEEK TO ACCELERATE SHAPING THE DIRECTION OF THE LAW THROUGH RESEARCH AND THE FILING OF AMICUS BRIEFS AND COMMENT LETTERS AND PETITIONS TO FEDERAL AGENCIES IN ANTITRUST CASES AND OTHER COMPETITION POLICY MATTERS. THIS WORK HAS ALREADY HAD INFLUENCE. FOR EXAMPLE, OPEN MARKETS' AMICUS BRIEF WAS CITED APPROVINGLY BY THE D.C. CIRCUIT IN ITS FEBRUARY 2019 DECISION ON THE GOVERNMENT'S ATTEMPT TO BLOCK THE AT&T-TIME WARNER MERGER. WE HAVE ALSO SEEN CONSIDERABLE SUCCESS IN DRIVING ACTION THROUGH OUR STATE ATTORNEYS GENERAL PROGRAM AS SEEN IN THE TWO MAJOR INVESTIGATIONS ANNOUNCED INTO GOOGLE AND FACEBOOK. IN ADDITION, WE HAVE ALSO WORKED WITH STATE OFFICES ON ISSUES RELATED TO AGRICULTURE, LABOR, AND HEALTHCARE. WE ARE INVESTING IN A YEAR-LONG PROJECT TO DEVELOP AN AFFIRMATIVE VISION FOR FAIR COMPETITION POLICY. WE ARE ALSO DEVELOPING A PROJECT ON EXCLUSIVE DEALING, ALONG THE LINES OF OUR WORK ON NON-COMPETES WHICH IS A COMBINATION OF RESEARCH AND ADVOCACY BOTH AT THE FEDERAL AND STATE LEVEL. WE WILL ALSO CONTINUE TO EXPAND ON OUR STATE ATTORNEYS GENERAL WORK BY EXPANDING THE MARKET SECTORS IN WHICH STATE LEVEL ENFORCERS EXAMINE CORPORATE CONCENTRATION. WE PLAN TO DO THIS BY BRINGING THEM POTENTIAL ANTITRUST CASES WHERE THEY CAN ACT AND SHARING OUR FEDERAL WORK TO SPUR ACTION AT THE STATE LEVEL. IN ADDITION, OPEN MARKETS WILL PRODUCE MODEL STATE POLICIES AND REGULATIONS THAT: (1) MAKE ANTITRUST LAWS MORE EFFECTIVE AND OVERRULE STATE-LEVEL PRECEDENTS THAT POSE OBSTACLES TO ENFORCEMENT; AND (2) ADDRESS HARMS CAUSED BY BIG BANKS, HOSPITALS, PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANIES, THE AGRICULTURE INDUSTRY, AND TECH MONOPOLIES. THESE WILL BE PARTICULARLY HELPFUL TO STATE ATTORNEYS GENERAL WITH SMALL STAFFS.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Barry Lynnn | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 40 | $166,931 |
| Sandeep Vaheesan | LEGAL DIRECTOR | 40 | $133,988 |
| Phillip J Longman | POLICY DIRECTOR | 40 | $131,000 |
| Sarah Miller | DEPUTY DIRECTOR | 40 | $126,000 |
| Sarah M Hubbard | DIRECTOR OF ENFORCEMENT STRATEGY | 40 | $119,750 |
| Matthew N Stroller | SENIOR FELLOW, UNTIL NOVEMBER 30, 2019 | 40 | $110,750 |
| Nidhi Hegde | COO, SINCE JUNE 5, 2019 | 40 | $70,833 |
| Frank Foer | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Joe Maxwell | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Marcellus Andrews | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Zephyr Teachout | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
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