The AI Policy Network (AIPN)

The AI Policy Network (AIPN) is a bipartisan, independent 501(c)(4) social-welfare organization founded in 2024 and headquartered across Washington, DC and the San Francisco Bay Area. AIPN's mission is to ensure the United States is prepared for powerful AI systems — particularly those on the path to AGI — by advocating for proactive federal legislation and policy guardrails that keep transformative AI within the bounds of human control. The organization was established by Daniel Colson, who also founded the AI Policy Institute (AIPI), a think tank focused on public opinion research around AI risk. AIPN operates as a separate 501(c)(4) lobbying entity designed to move policy directly. The team includes Mark Beall Jr. (President of Government Affairs, former Pentagon AI Policy Director), Carrie Adams (Vice President of Government Affairs, with 10 years of Capitol Hill experience), Ethan Saxon (Vice President of Legislative Affairs), Jeff Starr (COO and Director of Development), Daniel Eth (Director of Strategy), and Peter Wildeford (Head of Policy). AIPN engages directly with members of Congress and their staff to educate policymakers about frontier AI development, AGI risk, and the need for guardrails such as datacenter security policies and AI transparency requirements. The organization builds bipartisan coalitions and also engages media to shape the national conversation around AI governance. AIPN is funded almost entirely by concerned individual donors and explicitly does not accept funding from for-profit organizations. Its 2025 operating budget was approximately $1.17 million, with roughly 65% allocated to core staff, 20% to outside lobbying firms, and 15% to legal, compliance, travel, and office infrastructure. The organization maintains minimal office space in both Washington, DC and the Bay Area.