Hal Plotkin
Education
San José State University
B.A., Behavioral Sciences 1985-01-01 - 1986-01-01
Foothill College
A.A., History 1976-01-01 - 1985-01-01Work Experience
Institute for the Study of Knowledge Management in Education (ISKME)
Current
Institute for the Study of Knowledge Management in Education (ISKME)
Plotkin Education Technology Investment Advisory Service, LLC
Current
Plotkin Education Technology Investment Advisory Service, LLC
Fondation Maison des sciences de l'homme (FMSH)
Current
Fondation Maison des sciences de l'homme (FMSH)
Center for Media Change, Inc.
Current
Center for Media Change, Inc.
College Promise
Current
College Promise
Creative Commons USA
2014-08-01 - 2017-08-01
Creative Commons USA
U.S. Department of Education
2009-01-01 - 2014-08-01
U.S. Department of Education
Foothill-DeAnza Community College District
2003-01-01 - 2009-01-01
Foothill-DeAnza Community College District
Creative Commons
2006-01-01 - 2007-01-01
Creative Commons
San Francisco Chronicle
1998-08-01 - 2002-11-01
San Francisco Chronicle
Skills
Summary
Higher education excellence and inclusion advocate, former federal senior policy adviser, former longtime Silicon Valley-based journalist and broadcaster with experience leading successful start-up publications and broadcasts. Veteran community college board member, non-profit organization founder and leading proponent of open education resources. Served as Senior Policy Adviser in the Obama administration from July 2009 to August 2014. Specialties: Public policy development and implementation, communications, government affairs, strategic planning, new media development, public relations, writing, broadcasting and editing. Previously served as Senior Open Policy Fellow at Creative Commons USA, the U.S. affiliate of Creative Commons, a global non-profit public benefit organization that promotes and supports the use of open licenses to foster collaborative progress in science, the arts, culture, business and education.
