Alan Kotok is a Washington, DC-based reporter and
writer on technology, business, and public policy, and
editor and publisher of Science and Enterprise, an online
news service on the value chain connecting scientific
discovery with the marketplace. Kotok has written or
co-authored four books, three for print and one e-book,
and has contributed to several technology and business
magazines and Web sites.
Education & Affiliations
Graduate Certificate
Technology of Management American University
September
1981 - June 1982
MSc Public
Communications Boston University
September
1967 - May 1969
BA Journalism University of Iowa
September
1963 - June 1967
Professional Experience
Editor and
Publisher Science and Enterprise,
Arlington, Virginia
July
2010 - Present
Started an online news service on developments
involving the transformation of scientific
discoveries into marketable products and services.
Managing
Editor Science Careers,
Washington, DC
August
2003 - June 2010
Science Careers is the online employment, career
development, and funding portal of Science
magazine. I directed production of the
publication's weekly issues, upgraded the
publication's art and graphics, and supervised two
major technical upgrades. I also led the site's
GrantsNet funding database, making it the most
comprehensive online resource of its kind, and
turning it into an income producer. In addition, I
wrote occasional articles and contributed frequent
items to the Science Careers blog.
Director of
Publishing Data Interchange Standards
Association, Alexandria, VA
October
1999 - June 2003
Also served as the organization's director of
education and standards manager for the Open Travel
Alliance, a major client.
Vice-President,
electronic business Graphic Communications
Association, Alexandria, VA
April
1990 - September 1999
GCA (now IDEAlliance) is a publishing industry
standards organization. I managed development of
production standards dealing with paper inventory
and print processes, and later led the
organization's progression into standards for
electronic business transactions. I also started
and managed the organization's first Web site.
Chief, Technology
Planning U.S. Information Agency,
Washington, DC
July
1969 - December 1984
Other positions during my USIA career: research
analyst, training officer, reserve foreign service
officer. Details included Middle East, Africa, and
Japan.