Public Sector Communications Founder: Jeff Erlichman
Jeff Erlichman is President/Publisher of Public Sector Communications (PSC).
He formed PSC in 2003 with this mission:
· To provide companies with strategic marketing, publishing, communications and consulting services.
· To publish online and print publications/newsletters and Web Sites dedicated to serving the information needs of the public sector and its private sector partners.
· To provide public and private sector organizations with custom research and education products and services.
Current PSC properties include:
· www.Pubsector.net and www.PubSector.com website
· Effective Government featuring Homeland Security Strategies (EG) eMagazine (www.PubSector.net/EffectiveGovernment)
EG reaches an audience of 70,000 managers, business professionals and technologists (50,000 government/20,000 government contractor/vendor).
Prior to forming PSC, Jeff served as Associate Publisher, Marketing/Custom Marketing for Government Computer News and Washington Technology.
Hired in 1983 by the U.S. Professional Development Institute, the founder of Government Computer News, he served in a variety of marketing positions, rising to Associate Publisher for Marketing and Custom Marketing Services. Jeff was responsible for all marketing, research, event and sales support activities for GCN and WT, which are widely recognized as the leading technology publications serving federal government executives, managers, technologists and solution providers.
In 1992, Jeff launched GCN’s Custom Marketing division with P&L responsibility with the mission to create and bring to market in person, in print and online custom programs. Between 1992 and 2003, Jeff created, edited and produced 150 advertising supplements ranging from single sponsor supplements from Dell and Cisco to GCN’s current multi-sponsored Homeland Security supplement series.
In 1995 (and again when re-launched in 1998), he directed all marketing and research activities for GCN State & Local. In the same year, Jeff introduced GCN’s Technology Excellence in Government (TEG) supplement series and expanded the TEG series to include seminar and online components in 1998. As of 2003, there were 35 supplements in the TEG series. During his tenure, GCN was owned by Ziff Davis Publishing Company, Cahners Publishing/Reed USA and the Washington Post Company.
Prior to joining GCN, Jeff was an Account Executive for a DC area reseller, selling Information Technology products to government and commercial clients. Clients included military and research installations within Washington, DC area such as the Naval Research Lab, Naval Surface Weapons Center, Harry Diamond Lab (Army) and Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Lab.
Jeff holds a Bachelor of Arts from George Washington University and a Master of Education from University of Massachusetts. He has also completed the Stanford Professional Publishing Course.
Currently he, his wife Lee and golden retriever Scarlett Begonia live in Brookeville, Maryland, 20 miles north of Washington, DC and capital of the USA for one day in 1814.