Krach Institute for Tech Diplomacy

What Krach Institute for Tech Diplomacy does

The Krach Institute for Tech Diplomacy at Purdue is a non-profit think tank established in 2021 (operational launch in 2023) that created and leads the discipline of Tech Diplomacy. It is anchored at Purdue University, with the Purdue Research Foundation managing donations and operational administration. Its core products are organized around three pillars: the Tech Diplomacy Academy, a free online education platform covering AI, cybersecurity, semiconductors, 5G, quantum, and digital infrastructure; the Global Trusted Tech (xGTT) Standard, the world's first unified voluntary framework for evaluating and labeling trusted technology, grounded in a 10-principle Trusted Technology Doctrine; and the Global Trusted Tech Network, a coalition of governments, corporations, educational institutions, and individuals convened around the principle that technology must advance freedom. Supporting programs include the Global Tech Security Commission (200+ experts producing policy recommendations), Trusted Tech Caucuses inside national parliaments (Romania, Kenya, Israel), and the annual Trusted Tech Summit & Awards.

The Institute is led by Chairman Keith Krach (former U.S. Under Secretary of State and DocuSign CEO who architected the Clean Network Alliance and the CHIPS Act) and CEO Michelle Giuda (former U.S. Assistant Secretary of State), with additional leadership from a Chief Global Engagement Officer and a Chief Training and Education Officer. Its go-to-market is event-driven and partnership-led: high-profile convenings (Trusted Tech Summit, AI+ Expo), partnerships with Fortune 500 technology firms (Google, AWS, Anthropic, Intel, Qualcomm, Oracle, Samsung, CrowdStrike, Boeing, Ericsson, Deloitte) and allied governments (El Salvador, Honduras, Dominican Republic, Romania), and curriculum integration deals with universities (EDUCEM, UNACH). Distribution channels include LinkedIn Learning, the Project Management Institute's 740,000-member network, NATO DIANA, and direct relationships with the U.S. Departments of State and Commerce. Revenue is generated through donations and in-kind corporate and government support, with Academy courses offered free to individuals.

The Institute's customer base is intentionally diversified across government, corporate, education, and individual learner segments, with a 600+ member Advisory Council and learners in 33+ countries. It holds no patents or formal regulatory licenses but operates in a category defined by reputational authority and coalition-building rather than proprietary technology. The acquisition of Global Mentor Network in May 2023 extended the Institute's mentoring and education infrastructure. As of late 2025, the organization claims its coalition is the fastest-growing in the trusted technology policy space.

Name

Krach Institute for Tech Diplomacy

Legal name

Krach Institute for Tech Diplomacy at Purdue

Website

https://techdiplomacy.org/

Company type

Private

Founded year

2021

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Krach Institute for Tech Diplomacy at Purdue is a non-profit think tank that creates the discipline of Tech Diplomacy and operates the Tech Diplomacy Academy, the Global Trusted Tech (xGTT) Standard, and the Global Trusted Tech Network, serving U.S. and allied government, corporate, and educational leaders across 33+ countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Technology Policy Research and Advisory

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (611310), Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (61131)

akta.pro primary industry

Online Nonprofit Universities (EDAHALAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Technology Transfer & Innovation-Driven Research Universities (High Commercialization) (EDAHABAH), Virtual/Blended Exchange (COIL) Partnerships (EDAIABAH)

Keywords

• Technology policy research
• Trusted technology standards
• Diplomatic education programs
• Geopolitical advisory services
• Tech diplomacy training

Headquarters

HQ city

West Lafayette

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Support: The Krach Institute operates as a non-profit initiative of Purdue University, funded through donations and support from individuals, corporations, and government partners.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

The Krach Institute for Tech Diplomacy at Purdue is a non-profit think tank that created and leads the discipline of Tech Diplomacy. It delivers three core offerings: (1) the Tech Diplomacy Academy online education platform, (2) the Global Trusted Tech (xGTT) Standard, the world's first unified framework for evaluating and labeling trusted technology, and (3) the Global Trusted Tech Network coalition of governments, companies, and organizations.

Product overview

The Krach Institute for Tech Diplomacy at Purdue operates as a nonprofit diplomatic institute that has created and leads the discipline of Tech Diplomacy. Its core offerings consist of three interconnected pillars: (1) the Tech Diplomacy Academy, the world's first online education platform preparing leaders to understand how emerging technologies shape national power; (2) the Global Trusted Tech (xGTT) Standard, the world's first unified framework for evaluating and labeling trusted technology across governments and companies; and (3) the Global Trusted Tech Network, the fastest-growing coalition of governments, companies, and organizations advancing freedom through trusted technology. Supporting these core offerings are the Global Tech Security Commission, which produces research and recommendations, the Trusted Tech Caucuses in partner nations, and the annual Trusted Tech Summit & Awards ceremony.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Tech Diplomacy Academy: The training arm of the Krach Institute that prepares U.S. and allied leaders across government, industry, and civil society to understand how technology shapes freedom, security, and economic prosperity.
• Global Trusted Tech (xGTT) Standard
• Global Trusted Tech Network
• Global Tech Security Commission

Products and services

• Tech Diplomacy Academy

Quantifiable outcome

• Learners in 33+ countries have completed Tech Diplomacy Academy courses
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

31 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Universidad Autónoma de Chiapas (UNACH)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 June 2026UNACH is making Tech Diplomacy Academy courses a required component of its curriculum, ensuring all students graduate with foundational competencies in critical and emerging technologies. UNACH President will help expand access across nearly 50 higher-education institutions.
• Institute for the Promotion of Quality (IFC)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 June 2026First industry-focused partnership in Mexico to provide Tech Diplomacy Academy to companies and corporate evaluators. IFC's network of expert evaluators will incorporate Tech Diplomacy training into work with organizations pursuing excellence.
• University Institute of Central Mexico (EDUCEM)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 28 May 2026Partnership to strengthen emerging technology education across Latin America, equipping more than 50,000 students, professionals, and leaders with skills needed to deploy trusted technologies that advance freedom.
• Government of El SalvadorcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 26 May 2026Strategic partnership to enhance tech diplomacy education and strengthen technology infrastructure in El Salvador. The collaboration equips policymakers, officials and citizens with Tech Diplomacy training needed to build and deploy trusted technologies that advance freedom.
• KeyfactorcoreTechnology or Integration · 30 April 2026Partnership to advance quantum-resilient security and protect global digital infrastructure. Keyfactor provides digital identity and IoT security solutions to protect the free world's networks from future quantum threats.
• AnthropiccoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 17 November 2025Corporate partner supporting the Institute's mission to align innovation with democratic values and advance trusted technology across global markets. Part of the Global Trusted Tech Network's private sector partners.
• AWS (Amazon Web Services)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 17 November 2025Corporate partner in the Global Trusted Tech Network, collaborating to advance trusted technology standards and adoption across cloud infrastructure and digital services.
• GooglecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 17 November 2025Corporate partner supporting the Institute's mission to ensure technology advances freedom. Google has invested in around 26 submarine cables as part of global communications infrastructure.
• IntelcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 17 November 2025Corporate partner in the Global Trusted Tech Network, contributing expertise in semiconductor innovation and manufacturing for trusted technology ecosystems.
• QualcommcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 17 November 2025Corporate partner in the Global Trusted Tech Network, bringing expertise in wireless technology and semiconductor solutions for trusted communications.
• Romanian Parliament (Trusted Tech Caucus)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 21 March 2025First-ever Parliamentary Trusted Tech Caucus launched in partnership with the Krach Institute, bringing together MPs from diverse political parties to develop policy positions, hold hearings, and draft legislation aligned with democratic values.
• EDGE AI FoundationminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 19 November 2024Collaboration with the Krach Institute to develop educational materials for U.S. and global policymakers as part of EDGE AIP, an academia-industry partnership. The Foundation has grown to a community of over 100 Fortune 500 technology companies.
• Oakwise ConsultingcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerMexico-based firm and Tech Diplomacy Academy partner that played a key role in bringing partnerships with El Salvador, EDUCEM, UNACH, and IFC to fruition as part of efforts to advance the Institute's mission across Latin America and the Caribbean.
• Google (Romania event)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerExecutives from Google attended the Romanian Parliament Trusted Tech Caucus launch event to emphasize public-private collaboration in advancing Romania's tech ecosystem.
• Oracle (Romania event)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerExecutives from Oracle attended the Romanian Parliament Trusted Tech Caucus launch event to emphasize public-private collaboration in advancing Romania's tech ecosystem.
• Samsung (Romania event)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerExecutives from Samsung attended the Romanian Parliament Trusted Tech Caucus launch event to emphasize public-private collaboration in advancing Romania's tech ecosystem.
• CrowdStrike (Romania event)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerExecutives from CrowdStrike attended the Romanian Parliament Trusted Tech Caucus launch event to emphasize public-private collaboration in advancing Romania's tech ecosystem.
• DeloittecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCorporate partner in the Global Trusted Tech Network, providing organizations with tools and knowledge to lead in the complex global digital environment and expand access to cutting edge education.
• EricssoncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCorporate partner in the Global Trusted Tech Network, contributing expertise in telecommunications and network security to trusted technology ecosystem.
• Strider TechnologiescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCorporate partner and 2025 Trusted Tech Leadership Award recipient, pioneering counter-intelligence solutions that protect innovation from foreign adversaries using strategic intelligence.
• TalentCraftminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCorporate partner focused on workforce strategy as national strategy, helping secure vital industries from semiconductors to defense through trusted tech talent.
• BoeingcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCorporate partner in the Global Trusted Tech Network, contributing to trusted technology development across aerospace and defense applications.
• Government of HondurascoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership to expand trusted tech and AI training across Latin America, deepening a network of trusted partners committed to ensuring technology advances freedom across the Americas.
• Dominican Republic (INDOTEL)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Dominican Republic's telecommunications regulator INDOTEL as part of expanding diplomatic alliance for trusted tech in the Western Hemisphere.
• Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic and NGO partner providing strategic policy expertise on technology and national security within the Global Trusted Tech Network.
• Taiwan (National Chengchi University and National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partners in Taiwan contributing to trusted technology education and research within the Global Trusted Tech Network.
• NATO DIANAcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInstitutional user of Tech Diplomacy Academy, bringing NATO's defense innovation initiatives into the trusted technology education ecosystem.
• U.S. Department of StatecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInstitutional user of Tech Diplomacy Academy, using the platform to build shared understanding of emerging technologies among diplomatic and foreign policy professionals.
• U.S. Department of CommercecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInstitutional user of Tech Diplomacy Academy, using the platform to prepare officials for technology policy decisions affecting commerce and national security.
• Embassy of Italy in the UScoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerConvened U.S.-Italy Dialogue to accelerate trusted technology and advance freedom through coordinated action between the two nations.
• ReElement TechnologiescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoined the Global Trusted Tech Network and received the 2025 Trusted Tech Leadership Award for advancing secure and sustainable critical mineral supply chains. Positioned to address supply chain vulnerabilities for defense, semiconductor, and advanced manufacturing applications.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF): Public policy think tank focused on technology innovation, competitiveness, and trusted-tech frameworks (including AI policy, supply chain, and standards). Direct peer in producing thought leadership and policy frameworks on trusted technology adoption.
• Hudson Institute: Public policy research organization with strong national security, technology, and Indo-Pacific programs. Comparable: develops expert recommendations, hosts convenings, and works with allied governments on technology and security policy in the same ideological space as the Krach Institute.
• Carnegie Endowment for International Peace: Global foreign policy think tank with programs on technology, cyber policy, and great-power competition. Peer in producing policy research and convening international stakeholders on emerging-technology diplomacy across multiple regions.
• Georgetown Center for Security and Emerging Technology (CSET): University-hosted policy research outfit analyzing AI, semiconductors, and emerging tech through a national security lens. Closest analog: produces data-driven tech policy research and trains the policy workforce, much like the Krach Institute's Tech Diplomacy Academy and xGTT deliverables.
• Stanford Institute for Human-Centered AI (HAI): University-affiliated AI policy and research institute that combines academic research, policy recommendations, and public-facing education. Comparable in the education-and-policy-at-a-research-university model and the trusted-AI framing that resembles xGTT's 'integrity, accountability, transparency' principles.
• Atlantic Council GeoTech Center: Transatlantic policy organization running the GeoTech Center and Commission on the Geopolitical Impacts of New Technologies. Highly comparable: develops frameworks, convenes global stakeholders, and shapes policy on trusted tech and democratic AI - directly mirroring Krach's xGTT and Tech Diplomacy mission.

Broad incumbents

• Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS): Large, established bipartisan policy organization with deep technology and international security programs. Comparable as a broad incumbent with overlapping capabilities (commission reports, summits, advisory networks) but operating at much larger scale and across more issue areas than the Krach Institute.
• Brookings Institution: Large, established public policy organization with extensive foreign policy and technology programs. Comparable as a broad incumbent in policy research and convening on international affairs and emerging tech, although much broader in scope than the Krach Institute.
• RAND Corporation: Established policy research institution with deep technology, defense, and national security work. Comparable as a broad incumbent producing trusted analysis on emerging tech, but with much larger scale and different funding mix than the Krach Institute.

Others

• Eurasia Group: Commercial political risk advisory firm covering technology, geopolitics, and emerging markets. Adjacent rather than directly competing: it monetizes geopolitical risk analysis for corporates - a service Krach Institute provides free through its frameworks and summits to a similar client base.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• Facebookfacebook.com/techdiplomacy
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/techdiplomacy

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Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

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