
CEO and Executive Editor of The Capitol Forum, Public Speaker, Angel Investor
Teddy Downey
My Story
Competition, Capitalism, & The Capitol Forum
Student of Competition
In everything I do, I seek to better understand competition--its laws, its history, its relationship with markets, its impact on Democracy. I believe that the intense study of competition can yield valuable predictive insight to everyone--from citizens to CEOs. I apply my fascination with competition to all the positions, titles, roles, and jobs I've picked up along the way--citizen, CEO, editor, writer, student, entrepreneur, investigator, analyst, mentor, speaker, and investor.
Bio
At The Capitol Forum, as CEO and Executive Editor, I am responsible for overseeing the firm’s editorial coverage and growth initiatives.
Previously, I was a Senior Vice President at MF Global’s Washington Research Group, where I provided education policy and antitrust policy research for institutional investors. Prior to my experience at MF Global, I helped launch Potomac Research, a boutique policy research firm backed by David Bradley, the founder of the Corporate Executive Board, the Advisory Board, and Atlantic Media Company. Before Potomac Research, I was an associate in Friedman Billings Ramsey’s Washington policy research group. I hold a B.A. in English and Comparative Literature from Columbia University.
The Capitol Forum
www.thecapitolforum.com
About the Firm
Providing a deeper understanding of competition and the law.
The Capitol Forum is a subscription media service that provides investigative journalism and in-depth legal analysis on complex policy issues for policymakers, investors, law firms, trade associations, corporations, and other industry stakeholders.
My Role
CEO, Executive Editor
As CEO and Executive Editor, I manage a team of 15 to produce and sell best-in-class investigative news and analysis on a wide range of policy issues. Our team of experienced lawyers-turned investigative journalists allows us to leverage our competition policy expertise to produce insights valuable to our diverse array of subscribers.
Media Clips
Me in action!
Audio clips of me talking Greek debt crisis:
(Photo credit: JEAN-CHRISTOPHE VERHAEGEN/AFP/Getty Images, found on Foreign Policy Magazine article, "The Berlin Bulldozer and the Sack of Athens.")
Audio clips on Marketplace:
Talking foreign policy on GMTV
Moderating a panel on telecom consolidation and innovation
Angel Investments
I was a seed investor in two companies that have achieved a significant degree of success and renown in a ride-sharing service known as Lyft and a reverse logistics company called Optoro.
I look to invest in people I trust and stories I believe in.
I continue to be a proud investor in several exciting startups (in addition to The Capitol Forum):
Blender Workspace
Lets get busy
Blender Workspace is a community-driven shared workspace company based out of Manhattan, run by the multi-talented and entrepreneurial Scott Sassoon.
Coolhouse Labs
Build something awesome
Talk Local
Talk to high quality local professionals in minutes
Talk Local is a DC-based startup run by the supremely ambitious and well-connected Manpreet Singh. The company links consumers to service providers and has the goal of creating the smartest, artificially intelligent service matching algorithm on the planet.
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