Stone Washington

Stone Washington is a Research Fellow at the Competitive Enterprise Institute’s Center for Advancing Capitalism, where he focuses on financial market developments, ESG investing, agency adjudication, and securities regulation. He is concurrently pursuing a PhD in Public Policy and Public Administration at George Washington University, with research centered on the influence of federal agencies and nonprofit interest groups on U.S. Supreme Court decision-making.

His academic background includes prior roles as a teaching assistant in Clemson University’s Department of Political Science and as a graduate writing fellow at the Pearce Center for Professional Communication. He was a Frédéric Bastiat Fellow at the Mercatus Center and served as a trainee at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in the Division of Examinations, as well as a research assistant for the Manhattan Institute.

Stone Washington is an active public speaker and writer, with contributions published in National Review, American Spectator, Wall Street Journal, Washington Examiner, Discourse Magazine, and City Journal. He has authored numerous policy commentaries, regulatory comments, and blog posts for CEI on topics including Dodd-Frank, EU climate disclosure policy, and CFPB regulations.

• PhD in Public Policy and Public Administration, George Washington University (in progress)
• Frédéric Bastiat Fellow, Mercatus Center
• Trainee, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Division of Examinations
• Research Assistant, Manhattan Institute
• Teaching Assistant, Clemson University, Department of Political Science
• Graduate Writing Fellow, Pearce Center for Professional Communication

He was recognized in the 76th edition of Marquis Who’s Who in America, highlighting his contributions to policy research and public discourse.

His policy advocacy includes submitting regulatory comments to federal agencies such as the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, reflecting his engagement in shaping financial and environmental governance. He is not affiliated with a formal academic department or school but operates within a policy research institute context.