Darren R. Halpin is Professor of Political Science at the Australian National University in Canberra. He researches the organization of interests and interest representation in the policy process in Australia, the United States, the United Kingdom, and comparatively. He is co-editor of the international journal Interest Groups and Advocacy and founding director of the Policy Advocacy Lab. Anthony J. Nownes is Professor of Political Science at the University of Tennessee. His research interests include lobbying, non-profit advocacy, and celebrity politics. His latest book is Organizing for Transgender Rights.

• Chapter 1: Corporate Elites and American PoliticsChapter 2: Silicon Valley Firms in American PoliticsChapter 3: Silicon Valley Leaders in Federal ElectionsChapter 4: Direct Advocacy by "Super Citizens"Chapter 5: The New Entrepreneurs and Organizational AdvocacyChapter 6: Associative Action Chapter 7: Conclusion

Halpin and Nownes map out the corporate activities and the personal engagements by some of the outsized individuals who founded and currently direct the nation's largest high-tech firms. Anyone concerned with power, influence, and the future of American democracy should read this book. It's an encyclopedia of who is doing what, and with what effect, in Washington and around the country.

Darren R. Halpin is Professor of Political Science at the Australian National University in Canberra. He researches the organization of interests and interest representation in the policy process in Australia, the United States, the United Kingdom, and comparatively. He is co-editor of the international journal Interest Groups and Advocacy and founding director of the Policy Advocacy Lab. Anthony J. Nownes is Professor of Political Science at the University of Tennessee. His research interests include lobbying, non-profit advocacy, and celebrity politics. His latest book is Organizing for Transgender Rights.

• Chapter 1: Corporate Elites and American PoliticsChapter 2: Silicon Valley Firms in American PoliticsChapter 3: Silicon Valley Leaders in Federal ElectionsChapter 4: Direct Advocacy by "Super Citizens"Chapter 5: The New Entrepreneurs and Organizational AdvocacyChapter 6: Associative Action Chapter 7: Conclusion

Halpin and Nownes map out the corporate activities and the personal engagements by some of the outsized individuals who founded and currently direct the nation's largest high-tech firms. Anyone concerned with power, influence, and the future of American democracy should read this book. It's an encyclopedia of who is doing what, and with what effect, in Washington and around the country.

Darren R. Halpin is Professor of Political Science at the Australian National University in Canberra. He researches the organization of interests and interest representation in the policy process in Australia, the United States, the United Kingdom, and comparatively. He is co-editor of the international journal Interest Groups and Advocacy and founding director of the Policy Advocacy Lab. Anthony J. Nownes is Professor of Political Science at the University of Tennessee. His research interests include lobbying, non-profit advocacy, and celebrity politics. His latest book is Organizing for Transgender Rights.

• Chapter 1: Corporate Elites and American PoliticsChapter 2: Silicon Valley Firms in American PoliticsChapter 3: Silicon Valley Leaders in Federal ElectionsChapter 4: Direct Advocacy by "Super Citizens"Chapter 5: The New Entrepreneurs and Organizational AdvocacyChapter 6: Associative Action Chapter 7: Conclusion

Halpin and Nownes map out the corporate activities and the personal engagements by some of the outsized individuals who founded and currently direct the nation's largest high-tech firms. Anyone concerned with power, influence, and the future of American democracy should read this book. It's an encyclopedia of who is doing what, and with what effect, in Washington and around the country.