Thank you for your interest in employment opportunities at the American Enterprise Institute (AEI). As a premier DC think tank, AEI has an atmosphere rich with critical thinking, scholarship, and debate. It’s a perfect starting point for entry-level employees beginning a career in public policy, as well as an ideal place for professionals at all levels to contribute to and develop in areas of nonprofit management.

AEI actively seeks and encourages engagement with those who hold different points of view and come from diverse backgrounds.  We welcome civil disagreement and open dialogue because we believe that a competition of ideas is essential to a free society. To further our mission, we are committed to creating a diverse work environment.

Entry-level opportunities include research assistant positions in all policy areas that AEI studies.

Various levels of experience, from entry to executive level, are required for positions that regularly become available in development, event planning, government relations, communications, human resources, accounting, information technology, public relations, and other business departments.