[6] In 1993, Citizens for a Sound Economy named Gattuso vice president of policy development, a position he held until 1997.

In 2009, he received the Glenn and Rita Ricardo Campbell Award, presented each year by The Heritage Foundation for "outstanding contribution to the analysis and promotion of the Free Society".

[1] Specifically, Gattuso tended to favor decreased government involvement when it came to regulatory, transportation and telecommunication policy, arguing instead for private enterprise solutions.

[10] In 2011, Gattuso was influential in stopping the SOPA/PIPA online copyright legislation, authoring a report for The Heritage Foundation criticizing the proposals.

[11] Along with his colleague Diane Katz, he authored "Red Tape Rising", an annual review on trends in federal regulation, which became a widely cited barometer of regulatory activity.