Brian Knight
- Senior Research Fellow, Director of Innovation and Governance
Brian Knight is the Director of Innovation and Governance and a Senior Research Fellow at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University.
Brian’s research focuses on numerous aspects of financial regulation, including the creation of pro-innovation regulatory environments, the role of federalism in fintech regulation, the use of digital assets for financial transactions, the role of regulation for credit markets and consumer protection, and the provision of capital to businesses.
Prior to joining Mercatus, Brian worked for the Milken Institute, where he headed up the FinTech and Capital Access programs. He has experience working for a broker-dealer with a focus on the emerging online private-placement market and was the co-founder of CrowdCheck, a company providing due-diligence and disclosure services to companies and intermediaries engaged in online private offerings.
Brian received his law degree from the University of Virginia and his bachelor’s degree from the College of William and Mary.
Latest Work
- | Financial Markets Financial Markets
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
On National Rifle Association of America v. Vullo Part 1 | FinRegRag’s “FinRegRant”
- | Financial Markets Financial Markets
- | Federal Testimonies Federal Testimonies
Financial Privacy: Limits, Developments, and Ideas for Reform
- | Financial Markets Financial Markets
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Questions We Would Like To Ask the Fed About Its Role as Lender of Last Resort | FinRegRag
- | Financial Markets Financial Markets
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
What Will Credit Cards Default Position Be in the Gun Store MCC Controversy? | FinRegRag
- | Monetary Policy Monetary Policy
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Questions on National Debt and Interest Rates | FinRegRag
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
What We Would Ask Sec. Yellen About FSOC | FinRegRag
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
MCCs and Financial Privacy, Again | FinRegRag
- | Financial Markets Financial Markets
- | Amicus Briefs Amicus Briefs
National Rifle Association of America v. Vullo
- | Financial Markets Financial Markets
- | Podcast Appearance Podcast Appearance
What Are “Regulatory Sandboxes” and Will New Mexico Pass Legislation To Allow Them? | Rio Grande Foundation’s “Tipping Point New Mexico”
Latest Work
- | Financial Markets Financial Markets
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
On National Rifle Association of America v. Vullo Part 1 | FinRegRag’s “FinRegRant”
- | Financial Markets Financial Markets
- | Federal Testimonies Federal Testimonies
Financial Privacy: Limits, Developments, and Ideas for Reform
- | Financial Markets Financial Markets
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Questions We Would Like To Ask the Fed About Its Role as Lender of Last Resort | FinRegRag
- | Financial Markets Financial Markets
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
What Will Credit Cards Default Position Be in the Gun Store MCC Controversy? | FinRegRag
- | Monetary Policy Monetary Policy
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Questions on National Debt and Interest Rates | FinRegRag
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
What We Would Ask Sec. Yellen About FSOC | FinRegRag
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
MCCs and Financial Privacy, Again | FinRegRag
- | Financial Markets Financial Markets
- | Amicus Briefs Amicus Briefs
National Rifle Association of America v. Vullo
- | Financial Markets Financial Markets
- | Podcast Appearance Podcast Appearance
What Are “Regulatory Sandboxes” and Will New Mexico Pass Legislation To Allow Them? | Rio Grande Foundation’s “Tipping Point New Mexico”
Latest Work
- | Financial Markets Financial Markets
- | Mercatus Original Podcasts Mercatus Original Podcasts
What's Next for Consumer Credit Regulation?
- | Financial Markets Financial Markets
- | Mercatus Original Podcasts Mercatus Original Podcasts
What Are ICOs, and Why Do They Matter?
- | Financial Markets Financial Markets
- | Mercatus Original Podcasts Mercatus Original Podcasts
Smart Financial Regulation Roundtable: Implications of Cryptocurrencies
- | Financial Markets Financial Markets
- | Mercatus Original Podcasts Mercatus Original Podcasts
- | Mercatus Policy Download Mercatus Policy Download
Dodd-Frank Reform: 'Crapo Bill' and Beyond
- | Financial Markets Financial Markets
- | TV Appearance TV Appearance
Brian Knight on Bitcoin and the Future of Cryptocurrency
Latest Work
- | Financial Markets Financial Markets
- | State Testimonies State Testimonies
Nebraska Should Consider Creating Regulatory Sandboxes
- | State Testimonies State Testimonies
Virginia Should Consider Creating Regulatory Sandboxes
- | Financial Markets Financial Markets
- | State Testimonies State Testimonies
Virginia Should Consider Creating Regulatory Sandboxes
- | State Testimonies State Testimonies
Virginia Should Consider a Regulatory Sandbox for Healthcare
- | Financial Markets Financial Markets
- | State Testimonies State Testimonies
Ohio Should Consider Creating Regulatory Sandboxes
- | Financial Markets Financial Markets
- | Public Interest Comments Public Interest Comments
Proxy Voting by Mutual Fund Investment Advisers
- | Financial Markets Financial Markets
- | State Testimonies State Testimonies
Pennsylvania Should Consider Creating Regulatory Sandboxes
- | Financial Markets Financial Markets
- | Public Interest Comments Public Interest Comments
Proposed Fed Guidelines Should Be Refined to Ensure Access and Competition in Payments Services
- | Regulation Regulation
- | State Testimonies State Testimonies
How to Build Beneficial Regulatory Sandboxes
- | Financial Markets Financial Markets
- | Public Interest Comments Public Interest Comments
Comment on the OCC’s Fair Access to Financial Services Proposal
Latest Work
- | Financial Markets Financial Markets
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Questions We Would Like To Ask the Fed About Its Role as Lender of Last Resort | FinRegRag
- | Financial Markets Financial Markets
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
What Will Credit Cards Default Position Be in the Gun Store MCC Controversy? | FinRegRag
- | Monetary Policy Monetary Policy
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Questions on National Debt and Interest Rates | FinRegRag
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
What We Would Ask Sec. Yellen About FSOC | FinRegRag
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
MCCs and Financial Privacy, Again | FinRegRag
- | Financial Markets Financial Markets
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
The Unholy Trinity | FinRegRag’s “FinRegRant”
- | Financial Markets Financial Markets
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Three Ways to Help Get the SAFER Act Back on the Right Path | FinRegRag
- | Financial Markets Financial Markets
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Are Bank Customers Safer With the Safer Act? Doesn’t Look Like It. | FinRegRag
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary