Alan Kotok is a Washington, DC-based reporter and writer on technology, business, and public policy, and editor and publisher of Science Business, a blog with science news for business people and business news for scientists. Kotok previously was managing editor of Science Careers, the online employment, career development, and funding portal of Science Magazine. He started two companies and is the author of three print and two e-books. Kotok also serves as editor of PublicDiplomacy.org, the Web site of the Public Diplomacy Alumni Association.