Jason Wiens Policy Director, Entrepreneurship Jason Wiens is policy director in Entrepreneurship for the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, where he leads the Foundation’s strategy to reduce barriers to entrepreneurship by improving public policy. He oversees a national grant portfolio of advocacy projects that educate policymakers about how government can support entrepreneurship and directs the Kauffman-led Start Us Up coalition. His views on entrepreneurship policy have been published in The Wall Street Journal, Roll Call, The Hill, Washington Monthly, and VentureBeat. Prior to joining the Kauffman Foundation, Wiens spent 10 years on Capitol Hill, where he led bipartisan efforts on entrepreneurship, immigration, and economic mobility in both the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate. Wiens earned a Bachelor of Arts in political science with a minor in sociology from Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois. Recent Activity Currents America’s New Business Plan expands what it means to be 'pro-business' Currents Entrepreneurship must be at the heart of economic development Currents Bridging the entrepreneur-policymaker divide Currents A startup visa is profoundly pro-American entrepreneur Resources Main Street Entrepreneurs are Economic and Community Pillars Currents International Entrepreneur Rule: The good, the bad, and the unknown Currents Immigrant entrepreneurship: just the facts Currents Startup activity in America: a look at startup policy and the Kauffman Index Resources A Fair Fight: Entrepreneurship and Competition Policy Resources Entrepreneurial Growth – After Startup