What New Consensus does

New Consensus is a Washington, DC-based nonprofit think tank founded in 2017 by Saikat Chakrabarti and Zack Exley, operating with a sub-10-employee footprint. The organization develops strategic policy programs intended to define and operationalize a progressive economic agenda in the United States. Its most prominent historical artifact is authorship credit on the 2018 Green New Deal resolution; current offerings extend that lineage into a 23-chapter program called Mission for America and into direct legislative drafting, exemplified by the Won't Get Fooled Again Act.

The technical and product surface combines traditional policy research with two AI-adjacent platforms: CrashLab and BigSim, an agent-based economic simulator designed to model U.S. economic activity at 1:1 scale, supported by internally described 'custom AI Agent Research Systems' for multi-step research workflows. Distribution runs through a Substack newsletter with 1,000+ subscribers, an open-source GitHub presence, a new publishing imprint (New Consensus Press), and a native NC News app. A 2026 AI convening in San Francisco signals ongoing expansion into AI-governance work.

The business model is that of a small research-and-policy nonprofit: operating funding is not disclosed, no commercial pricing for core outputs is published, and the organization appears to rely on philanthropic grants, events, and ancillary revenue streams typical of the think tank sector.

Name

New Consensus

Legal name

New Consensus

Website

https://newconsensus.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

New Consensus is a Washington, DC-based nonprofit think tank, founded in 2017, that develops strategic progressive policy programs — including Mission for America and BigSim economic-simulation tools — for policymakers, movement leaders, and the public.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Economic Policy Research

NAICS

Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities (54172), Social Advocacy Organizations (8133), Human Rights Organizations (813311)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Think Tanks, Policy Research & Public Policy Institutes (BPAGAFAO)

akta.pro secondary industries

Education Policy Research Institutes & Think Tanks (EDADADAA), Trade, Industry & Economic Development Administration (BPAIAAAL), AI Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC) Platforms (HDAAAMAA)

Keywords

• Economic policy research
• Policy think tank
• Economic mobilization planning
• Industrial policy frameworks
• Ai economic research

Headquarters

HQ city

Washington

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Research and Policy Consulting: New Consensus generates revenue through developing comprehensive economic policy frameworks and plans for governments and political movements. The organization appears to operate as a nonprofit think tank.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

New Consensus develops and publishes comprehensive national economic mobilization policy frameworks, including the 23-chapter Mission for America plan modeled on WWII-era U.S. economic mobilization. It also produces specialized research projects and tools such as the BigSim open-source agent-based economic simulator, the CrashLab AI displacement research project, and the Won't Get Fooled Again Act framework for converting failed banks and AI companies into public utilities. The organization's work is targeted at government leaders, political movements, and policy researchers, and is distributed primarily as free public research and educational content.

Product overview

New Consensus is an economic policy think tank offering multiple interconnected policy frameworks and research tools rather than a unified software product. Its core offering is the Mission for America plan, supplemented by specialized projects including CrashLab (AI displacement research), BigSim (economic simulation tool), the Won't Get Fooled Again Act (financial/AI crisis framework), and educational programs like REAL Abundance 101. The organization also operates New Consensus Press for publications and NC News as an experimental news aggregation project. These offerings are policy research and advocacy tools rather than commercial software products with technical integrations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Mission for America A comprehensive economic and political plan modeled on WWII-era U.S. mobilization, covering 23 chapters on clean energy, industry, transport, and more, designed as a governing blueprint for national mobilization to build a clean economy.
• CrashLab A research project exploring what happens when AI displaces workers on a large scale, featuring interactive models and an open-source economic simulator to inform the public about AI bubble dynamics.
• BigSim An open-source agent-based economic simulator designed to model what happens when AI displaces workers, helping social movements, politicians, and policy researchers understand options during mass AI layoffs.
• The Won't Get Fooled Again Act (WGFAA) A comprehensive framework for converting failed banks and AI companies into mission-driven public utilities, addressing systemic risks in the financial and technology sectors.
• The Cost of Waiting An initiative examining the cost of waiting to build out a clean economy with prosperity for all.
• Jubilee 2029 Three proposals for wealth tax at different scales to pay for economic mobilization and address extreme inequality.
• Class: REAL Abundance 101 An educational class covering how nations can rapidly develop economies to provide prosperity for all while achieving security and environmental goals.
• The Cost of War A series examining the human, material, and economic costs of America's wars, starting with aerial-bombing tonnage analysis.
• New Consensus Press A publishing imprint for books, pamphlets, and stories including the novel 'Looking Backward from 2100 to 2027' and the 'Lucky Bastards' pamphlet series.
• NC News An experimental project for reading local news from sources around the world.
• No More Bailouts A plan for converting failed banks to public banks, now superseded by the Won't Get Fooled Again Act.

Quantifiable outcome

• Authors of the Green New Deal that shaped 2018 U.S. policy
• +1 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Market position

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• GitHubgithub.com/New-Consensus

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Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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