Josh James is the Director of Research and Industry Analysis at AeA (formerly the American Electronics Association) the nation’s largest trade association representing all segments of the high-technology industry.  Based in AeA’s Washington, DC global headquarters, Josh co-authors the organization’s annual flagship publications, Cyberstates, Cybercities, and Trade in the Cyberstates, comprehensive analyses of the status of the U.S. high-tech industry.

In his nearly four years at AeA, Josh has immersed himself in the issue of U.S. competitiveness.  He co-authored AeA’s groundbreaking report, Losing the Competitive Advantage?, which was “the catalyst that woke up those of us in the public policy sphere to the competitiveness challenges facing America,” according to one Member of Congress.

This report led to AeA's ongoing Competitiveness Series that analyzes important tech issues, using rigorous data collection with narrative analysis to make these issues understandable to policymakers, business leaders, and the media.  In this series Josh has tackled such issues as RFID, high-skilled visa reform, high-tech trade patterns, network neutrality, the rise of China, eHealth, and telework.  Josh tracks the pulse of the tech industry, regularly talking with AeA members, policymakers, researchers, and the press.

Josh has been with AeA since October 2004.  Prior to his time at AeA, Josh worked on a variety of research projects in both the public and private sectors in Washington, DC, including the for the National Telecommunication and Information Administration at the U.S. Department of Commerce.  Prior to that, Josh worked for several years in the non-profit sector in Chicago.

Josh was born and raised in Sioux City, Iowa.  He holds dual masters degrees in International Communications and Business Administration from American University in Washington, DC and a bachelor’s degree in Psychology from the University of Notre Dame.  Josh also studied at the Institute of European Studies in Vienna, Austria and taught English in Valparaiso, Chile for six months.

Contact Information for Josh James:
Josh James
Director, Research and Industry Analysis
AeA, Advancing the Business of Technology
601 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
North Building, Suite 600
Washington, DC 20004
202.682.4422 phone
202.682.9111 fax
josh_james@aeanet.org

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