Ian Gottesman

Ian Gottesman is the vice president for Information Technology Services at American Progress and brings 25 years of experience serving mission-driven organizations. He was the first chief executive officer of NGO-ISAC, an organization designed to build the cybersecurity capacity of nonprofits through a community that shared threat intelligence, partnered with the private sector, and provided low-cost and no-cost security solutions. He served as an IT leader for 12 years at think tanks and at international development and civic engagement nonprofits. Before leading IT teams, he worked for a variety of public-sector organizations as a technology trainer, web developer, database administrator, and IT policy writer. Gottesman is a returned Peace Corps volunteer who served in Jamaica. He received a Master of Public Administration with a concentration in management information systems from the Reubin O’D. Askew School of Public Administration and Policy at Florida State University and a Bachelor of Arts in international relations from George Washington University.