Erica R.H. Fuchs

Erica R.H. Fuchs is the Kavčić-Moura Professor in the Department of Engineering and Public Policy at Carnegie Mellon University (CMU), directing the Critical Technology Initiative (CTI). She holds courtesy faculty positions in Materials Science and Engineering and the Heinz College. Her research focuses on emerging technology development, commercialization, and global manufacturing, with emphasis on national policy implications. Fuchs leads interdisciplinary efforts at CTI to advance critical technology assessment frameworks, ensuring smart investments and policies for national security and economic competitiveness. Formerly, she directed the Manufacturing Futures Initiative, now an endowed institute at CMU.

Education: She earned a Ph.D. (2006), M.Sc. (2003), and B.Sc. (1999) in Engineering Systems, Technology Policy, and Materials Science from MIT. Post-MIT, she was a UNIDO fellow in Beijing.

Research Interests: Global innovation policy, technology commercialization pathways, and the intersection of technology with economic and security objectives. She authored influential works like the 2021 report *Securing America’s Future*, advocating for a National Technology Strategy to align multi-objective outcomes (security, equity, prosperity).

Key Contributions: Catalyzed the National Network for Critical Technology Assessment, mobilizing 13+ universities to address technology gaps. Testified in Congress on supply chain resilience, EV battery policies, and semiconductor strategies. Advises entities like the National Semiconductor Technology Center and MIT’s Institute for Data, Systems, and Society.

Affiliations: National Bureau of Economic Research (Research Associate), National Institute of Standards and Technology (NSTC Board), and Brookings Institution panelist. Her work is frequently cited in *Axios*, *Bloomberg*, and the *New York Times*.