Hal Plotkin

Hal Plotkin
Hal Plotkin at the Institute for Open Leadership in 2015
Senior Policy Advisor
Office of the Under Secretary of Education
In office
July 2009 – August 2014
Personal details
Born
Hal Wayne Plotkin

(1957-09-14) September 14, 1957 (age 67)
New York City, U.S.
Spouse
Loren A. Stein
(m. 1999; died 2020)
Children1
ResidencePalo Alto, California
Education

Hal Wayne Plotkin (born September 14, 1957) is an American journalist and activist. He is currently the senior open policy fellow at Creative Commons.[1]

From 2009 to 2014, Plotkin served as the Senior Policy Advisor in the Office of the Under Secretary of Education, United States Department of Education, which has responsibility for all federal U.S. higher education policies and programs.[2]

In 2003, Plotkin initiated the Foothill-De Anza Community College District's Policy on Public Domain Learning Materials[3] which are now more commonly known as Open Educational Resources.

  1. ^ Hal Plotkin Named First Creative Commons Senior Open Policy Fellow http://us.creativecommons.org/archives/1012
  2. ^ Reichelstein, Daniela (29 June 2009). "Plotkin to serve as Obama senior policy adviser: Palo Alto resident leaves Foothill–De Anza board after six years". Palo Alto Weekly. Retrieved 1 May 2010.
  3. ^ Policy on Public Domain Learning Materials