Wayne Brough is a resident senior fellow on R Street’s Technology and Innovation team. He focuses his research on antitrust and competition policy, copyright, and patent law. Prior to R Street, Wayne was the president and co-founder of the Innovation Defense Foundation, a think tank focused on technology policy. He is an economist by training, with specializations in industrial organization and law and economics.

Brough briefed journalists in January 2026: When AI and IP Collide: What Journalists Need to Know.