American Policy Ventures Action

De-risking bipartisanship to win big

We help pragmatic lawmakers on both sides of the aisle advance good policy and get things done.

Our goals

  • We want to tackle big problems in need of solving.

    We do this by choosing issues with broad support that need Democrats and Republicans to work together for legislative success to be possible. In doing so, we can break stalemates and broker deals that may not have happened without our help.

  • We work to de-risk bipartisanship. But what does that mean?

    Our goal is to make it easier for lawmakers to work across party lines and get things done for the American people.

    We incentivize collaboration by offices in Congress that want to work on the same issue, and drive attention to their hard work.

  • We want to help legislators who are serious about getting things done.

    Americans of both parties should have more ways to support the representatives in Congress who are governing responsibly, and making the country stronger.

    APVA works to ensure that results-oriented legislators are reaching their constituents with news of progress on key bipartisan issues.

  • We want to help lawmakers move the ball forward on ensuring that the US government does not go into default and cause a completely unnecessary economic catastrophe. In the long-term, we will work with anyone who wants to help find ways to reduce government spending smartly.

  • We’re looking ahead to 2025, when major provisions from the 2017 Tax Cuts & Jobs Act are set to expire — and we see an opportunity to forge policy that is both good for families (like the bipartisan child tax credit) and good for businesses and economic growth (like the R&D credit). That’s why we’re working with policymakers on both sides of the aisle to shape the future of tax policy in a bipartisan way.

  • We see opportunity with both sides to advance occupational and small business licensing requirements — in ways that will benefit communities in need, give individuals greater freedom, and enable greater economic prosperity.

  • We aim to help lawmakers on on both sides of the aisle in their efforts to modernize and streamline our archaic immigration system, to provide necessary resources for border security, and to ensure America is the winner of the 21st century talent wars — particularly in industries related to science, advanced technology, and national defense.

  • We have seen giant leaps forward in technology and science over the past few years alone; we want to help policymakers in their efforts to spur such R&D in critical domains for America — like vaccine development, cures for disease, learning and education, environmental conservation, and more.

  • We’re working with folks on both sides of the aisle to find ways of advancing permitting reform measures in the coming months and years. In doing so, we can increase our nation’s energy security, decrease our reliance on foreign energy, reduce energy costs, and make serious progress to address climate change — in a pragmatic, bipartisan way.

  • Despite the seeming partisanship on environmental issues, there is actually broad consensus — amongst Americans and Members of Congress — about the reality of climate change and the importance of conservation of our environment. We want to help those pragmatic policymakers who see the opportunity to advance ideas like natural climate solutions, wildlife protections, conservation measures, transmission, permitting reform, and more.

  • The drought in the Colorado River Basin continues to get worse by the month — bringing a water crisis that will impact tens of millions of Americans and hurt our economy and our country. We are working with Senators of both parties who represent the Western states to address this crisis with the urgency it deserves.

  • Conducting our elections relies upon tens of thousands of election workers all across the country — whose work is not often celebrated and whose names are not known. We are working with policymakers to ensure these critical “frontline workers of democracy” have both the security protections they need, as well as the resources and funding necessary to do the job. Those resources will strengthen the machinery of our democracy and help continue to build trust in our elections.

  • We recognize that we as a nation were severely unprepared for COVID-19, and we want to help lawmakers on both sides of the aisle who want to strengthen our defenses for a future pandemic or bioweapon, or other catastrophic risk. We know this is one of the “highest return” investments we can make as a country — to prevent disasters before they spread, instead of paying the costs of recovery afterward.

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OUR FOUNDERS

Paolo Mastrangelo, Co-Founder & Co-President

At American Policy Ventures, Paolo spearheads our national policy advocacy strategy, our partnerships with Members of Congress, and our work with Senators on both sides of the aisle.

Paolo’s career on Capitol Hill began working in the House of Representatives on Dodd-Frank Wall Street reform legislation. He later served as Senior Public Affairs Advisor at Holland & Knight’s Public Policy & Regulation Group for a decade, where he ran policy campaigns on issues including financial services, tax, data privacy, manufacturing, transportation, budget, appropriations, and more. Paolo was recognized as one of The Hill’s Top Lobbyists for both 2021 and 2022 for his work as Head of Policy & Government Affairs at Humanity Forward.

Born in Naples, Italy, and raised in Boston and Florida, Paolo lives in Washington DC with his wife Perri and daughter Leonora.

Liam deClive-Lowe, Co-Founder & Co-President

At American Policy Ventures, Liam leads our work with philanthropists, institutional partners, and policy organizations. Liam also leads our work with House Republicans.

Liam previously founded Humanity Forward’s bipartisan policy advocacy fund, which ran innovative campaigns on issues ranging from immigration reform and permitting reform to economic opportunity and election security. In 2020, Liam designed and led a campaign in partnership with Congressional Republicans (led by GOP Congressman David McKinley) to enable the passage of historic bipartisan economic recovery legislation.


Prior to his work on Capitol Hill, Liam advised federal and statewide campaigns, and was the founder of the Wednesday Group Speaker Series. A native of Kentucky and Hawai’i, Liam lives in Washington DC with his partner.

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