Built on real budgetary, economic, and policy expertise.
Arrowhead Policy exists to help conservative leaders turn ideas into sound policy that actually moves.
Good policy should solve problems, not just generate headlines.
Our missionA mission-oriented policy shop.
Arrowhead Policy is a mission-oriented policy shop. We’re dedicated to advancing practical, research-driven solutions grounded in the timeless principles of limited government, economic freedom, and personal responsibility.
In an era increasingly dominated by clickbait news, good policy should do more than generate headlines. It should solve problems and expand opportunity for ordinary Americans. From speechwriting and policy development to long-form research and public advocacy, Arrowhead Policy’s mission is to help leaders articulate bold ideas that are intellectually credible, politically effective, and rooted in the enduring promise of American self-government.
Limited government
Economic freedom
Personal responsibility
Austin FairbanksFounder & President
Austin Fairbanks
Austin Fairbanks is the founder and president of Arrowhead Policy. He has years of experience advising politicians at the national and state levels, in both the executive and legislative arenas. Austin is known for applying sound economic principles and an understanding of the current political environment to public policy issues.
Austin was born and raised in Arizona. He attended Arizona State University, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in Politics and the Economy, summa cum laude. He then went on to graduate from George Mason University with a master’s in Economics as a Mercatus Center Fellow. While there, Austin was a graduate policy intern at the White House Office of Management and Budget during the first Trump administration.
He returned to Arizona and served as the House of Representatives’ Appropriations Analyst. In this role, Austin was part of the House’s budget negotiation team and provided research and testimony on hundreds of pieces of legislation, including the state’s $18 billion budget.
Austin was a key manager of intake for the U.S. Department of Government Efficiency during the 2024 Presidential transition. Today, Austin serves as full-time policy director for a former Republican Presidential candidate and current gubernatorial candidate, in addition to his role leading Arrowhead Policy.
- Arizona State
B.S., summa cum laude
Politics and the Economy
- George Mason
M.A. Economics
Mercatus Center Fellow
- White House
OMB policy intern
First Trump administration
- Arizona House
Appropriations Analyst
Budget negotiation team, $18B budget
- 2024 transition
DOGE intake manager
U.S. Department of Government Efficiency
- Today
Policy director
Gubernatorial campaign, and leading Arrowhead Policy
A direct impact on the political environment.
Beyond advising dozens of state legislators and national leaders, the team at Arrowhead Policy has also had a direct impact on the political environment at the national, state, and local levels.
- NATIONAL
Providing research that was instrumental in DOGE’s defeat of the December 2024 “cramnibus.”
- STATE
Developing a state-level plan to accelerate $1 billion in income tax reductions.
- STATE
Participating in negotiations that led to a first-in-the-nation universal school choice program.
- LOCAL
Exposing a municipal climate action plan, leading to its defeat.
- NATIONAL
Writing policy-rollout speeches that earned national media coverage.
- NATIONAL
Drafting X posts that have reached a cumulative 120 million impressions.
- NATIONAL
Drafting op-eds published in national outlets such as the Wall Street Journal, USA Today, New York Post, Fox News Opinion, and others.
Join the team.
Arrowhead Policy is currently looking to expand our team of policy experts.
We especially encourage college students interested in gaining internship experience in the free-market arena to consider applying for a remote opportunity with Arrowhead Policy.
You can inquire by sending an email with your résumé to team@arrowheadpolicy.com.
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