Experience

The author of approximately 3,000 news articles, Jim Gogek was a print journalist for 24 years, including 14 years as an editorial writer. Many major American newspapers, including the New York Times and Washington Post, have published his opinion articles.

Currently, Jim Gogek is a program director and communications consultant with clients that include the World Health Organization, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, WHO Regional Office for Africa, Elsevier, California Society of Addiction Medicine, County of San Diego, City of San Diego and Institute for Public Strategies. He has worked as Director of National Media Relations at University of California San Diego and Communications Director at Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation.

Jim Gogek is a fellow of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Society of Professional Journalists in writing about public health. Jim Gogek received a master’s degree in Journalism from New York University and a bachelor’s degree in English Literature from the University of Iowa.