April 25, 2023
Actuate Climate to merge with the Prime Coalition

Actuate Climate will become Prime’s Early Climate Infrastructure program; merger will catapult systems innovation for reducing greenhouse gas emissions in time at scale

September 28, 2022
Actuate leadership announcement

Actuate is excited to announce that founding CEO Arati Prabhakar is confirmed as the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy. Arati has stepped down as CEO of Actuate and the board is pleased to appoint Wade Shen and Lara Pierpoint as co-CEOs.

June 21, 2022
White House announcement

We are thrilled that President Biden has announced his intent to nominate Actuate CEO Arati Prabhakar to lead the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP). If she is confirmed, Actuate will enter a new chapter.

March 17, 2022
Lara guest hosts the Catalyst Podcast: Episode 5

What’s the latest with batteries and their role in the future of decarbonization?

March 11, 2022
Lara guest hosts the Catalyst Podcast: Episode 4

What will it take to have a smart, well-orchestrated grid that deploys distributed energy resources in a clean, reliable, & cost-effective way?

March 4, 2022
Lara guest hosts the Catalyst Podcast: Episode 3

What does it take to scale up efficient cooling tech?

February 25, 2022
Lara guest hosts the Catalyst Podcast: Episode 2

What is advanced nuclear’s role in tackling the challenges facing deployment of safe, clean, & cost-effect nuclear energy at scale?

February 17, 2022
Lara guest hosts the Catalyst Podcast: Episode 1

Can insurance help us get to scale faster in deploying early commercial climate tech?

August 13, 2021
Actuate on the Interchange

Actuate’s Director of Climate, Lara Pierpoint, discusses breakthrough systems innovation to eliminate greenhouse gas emissions in time

June 23, 2021
The power of solutions R&D

Bruce Mehlman and Arati discuss the DARPA model and how to adapt it to today’s make-or-break challenges

June 8, 2021
A behind-the-scenes look at Wade's DARPA programs

Join Wade and Arati as they get under the hood of DARPA programs, illuminating the power of solutions R&D

June 4, 2021
Insights for new government initiatives

How to build a particular brand of governmental organizations needed for critical innovation

June 4, 2021
Deploying new ARPAs

A deep dive on the key ingredients for getting new ARPAs right

May 24, 2021
Proposing an ARPA for Labor

The Department of Labor can change what’s possible for America’s workers with a new approach to innovation

April 23, 2021
Hearing on the Department of Energy

Actuate’s Director of Climate, Lara Pierpoint, testified before the U.S. Senate on boosting innovation at the Department of Energy

April 1, 2021
Innovation, Philanthropy, and Actuate Climate

Arati & Columbia’s Bill Loveless discuss the unique role philanthropy & Actuate Climate can play in reducing GHG emissions at scale

March 31, 2021
Breakthroughs for America's Workers

Actuate’s ultimate aim is a robust innovation ecosystem for society’s challenges. An ARPA in the Department of Labor can be one big step in the right direction

January 25, 2021
From DARPA to Actuate

Hear from Arati on the build up to Actuate and how to adapt the DARPA model to run successful solutions R&D programs

December 29, 2020
Can Innovation Really Solve Society's Problems?

Arati and Issues editor-in-chief Dan Sarewitz discuss the need to rethink innovation itself to reckon with today's greatest challenges

October 12, 2020
Changing Possible

Actuate's mission: solutions R&D for society's challenges

September 29, 2020
In the Realm of the Barely Feasible

Complex challenges facing the nation require a new approach to ramping up innovation: solutions R&D