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Patrick M. Brenner is the President and CEO of the Southwest Public Policy Institute, a research institute dedicated to improving the quality of life in the American Southwest by formulating, promoting, and defending sound public policy solutions.
Before launching SPPI, Mr. Brenner worked in public relations and marketing, then took charge of the donor engagement and government transparency litigation programs at the Rio Grande Foundation as the Vice President of Development. Mr. Brenner’s experience, advocacy for transparency, and desperate longing for accountable government have primed him for leading the American Southwest’s state-of-the-art think tank, where he empowers liberty through a data- and technology-fueled grassroots movement.
Mr. Brenner is the author of numerous policy studies. He has appeared in newspapers and on radio and television throughout the nation, including The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, Fox News, Fox Business, American Banker, The Washington Times, The Hill, National Review, Yahoo, The Daily Caller, Newsmax, Albuquerque Journal, Deseret News, The Daily Signal, The Federalist, Las Cruces Sun-News, The Center Square, Santa Fe New Mexican, Grand Junction Daily Sentinel, RealClear Policy, RealClear Markets, The Deming Headlight, and more.
Mr. Brenner lives in Rio Rancho, New Mexico, with his children, Charlotte, Marie, and David. He is a pilot, avid cyclist, amateur historian, ballroom dancer, and former aquarist. The family enjoys frequent trips to historic sites across the American Southwest.
Mr. Brenner’s profile is also available on Wikipedia, IMDb, Muckrack, and patrickbrenner.com.
The Latest from Patrick
- Housing Shock: The Cost of Investor Ownership Bans
A prohibition on institutional investors could destabilize housing markets, but a targeted exemption can protect homeowners and renters. - When Silence Speaks: The Optics of Editorial Conflict
A statistical coverage disparity raises transparency questions at the Financial Times. - The Washington Times: The dangers of credit card populism
Capping interest rates won’t create a fairer system. - Weakening Tri-Merge Would Make Housing Less Affordable
Why cutting credit reporting costs won’t fix housing affordability, and may make it worse. - Fiduciary Standards Start With Transparency
The loudest voices demanding “fiduciary purity” in America’s retirement debate are often the least willing to submit themselves to basic public scrutiny. That contradiction is now impossible to ignore. This week, the Pinpoint Policy Institute filed a formal complaint with the Internal Revenue Service alleging that the Institute for the Fiduciary Standard (IFS) has failed… Read more: Fiduciary Standards Start With Transparency