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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 a desperate longing for accountable government have primed him to lead 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, DC Journal, 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
- American Banker: ‘For Heaven’s sake, stop it’ DIDMCA opt outs harm interstate commerce
State-level DIDMCA opt-outs threaten to fragment the national credit market. - The Hill: Illinois and Colorado are coming for your airline miles
Originally published at thehill.com on May 27, 2026. Spirit Airlines is gone. The airline business is fragile. Fuel prices move. Labor costs rise. Consumers chase low fares. Regulators block mergers. Politicians threaten bailouts. Then, when the math no longer works, planes stop flying. That is what happened to Spirit. Now, just as travelers are watching… Read more: The Hill: Illinois and Colorado are coming for your airline miles - SPPI Supports the OCC in Blocking Harmful State Banking MandatesA new comment letter from the Southwest Public Policy Institute highlights the existential threat that state-level interference poses to the national economy.
- DC Journal: To Interchange or Not to Interchange…
Why state-level price controls threaten $35 billion in credit card rewards and household budgeting. - RealClearMarkets: My Retirement Accounts Fail In the World I Actually Live In
The rich already invest this way. Workers should be allowed to as well.