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Ilya Sheyman
Born (1986-06-01) June 1, 1986 (age 37)
Soviet Union
NationalityAmerican
Occupation(s)Organizer and strategist
TitleCEO of The Good Food Institute
SpouseSara Haghdoosti (m. 2015)

Ilya Sheyman (born June 1, 1986) is a community organizer, formerly Executive Director of MoveOn Political Action, a candidate for Illinois's 10th congressional district for the United States House of Representatives elections, 2012, [1] and is currently the CEO of The Good Food Institute. [2]

Life and work

Ilya Sheyman was born in the former Soviet Union and immigrated to the United States with his family at the age of four as Jewish refugees. [3] He graduated from McGill University with a joint degree in Political Science and United States History. [4]

In 2012, Sheyman ran for the Democratic nomination for Congress in Illinois's 10th Congressional District, coming in second in a four-way race. As the Chicago Sun Times described, "Sheyman did well—he gained 38.6 percent of the vote to Schneider’s 46.9 percent—demonstrating that there is a substantial progressive base vote in the district." [5]

In his race, Sheyman was endorsed by former Vermont Governor and Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean, [6] former Senator Russ Feingold, Congressional Progressive Caucus co-chairs Representatives Raul Grijalva and Keith Ellison, and Representative Danny Davis. Other notable endorsers included Democracy for America, MoveOn.org, the Progressive Change Campaign Committee, the Sierra Club, the Council for a Livable World and Citizen Action/Illinois; AFSCME Council 31, the Illinois Federation of Teachers, Sheet Metal Workers Local 73, the United Steelworkers and the International Longshoremen's Association-AFL-CIO.

Previously, Ilya worked as an organizer for A+ Illinois, a statewide advocacy organization that worked to improve the quality and funding of public schools, [7] for then- Senator Barack Obama as constituent services intern in veterans' and military affairs, [8] as online organizing manager for TrueMajority.org/USAction, as the field director for Democracy for America and as National Mobilization Director for Moveon.org. [9]

In 2013, Sheyman became Executive Director of MoveOn.org Political Action. Under his leadership, MoveOn.org launched a million dollar effort to draft Senator Elizabeth Warren to run for president, endorsed Senator Bernie Sanders for the Democratic Nomination and launched an unsuccessful multimillion-dollar United Against Hate [10] campaign to defeat then-candidate Donald Trump.

Sheyman became president of The Good Food Institute U.S. on February 22, 2022 [11] and CEO in October of the same year. [12]

References

  1. ^ "Waukegan Dem announces bid for congressional seat". The Daily Herald. April 28, 2011. Retrieved April 28, 2011.
  2. ^ "Ilya Sheyman". The Good Food Institute. The Good Food Institute. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
  3. ^ "Ilya Sheyman's Progressive Run". The Nation Magazine. March 7, 2012. Retrieved May 27, 2011.
  4. ^ "From Montreal to Washington A McGill Gran Runs for Congress". McGill Tribune. Jan 16, 2012.
  5. ^ "Sweet: Schneider, Rotering have differences, aim for same goals". Chicago Sun Times. Feb 3, 2016. Archived from the original on February 7, 2016. Retrieved Feb 3, 2016.
  6. ^ Rodriguez, Kim (May 27, 2011). "Ilya Sheyman Earns Endorsement of Gov. Howard Dean for Illinois 10th Congressional District Seat". Winnetka/Northfield Tribune Local. Retrieved May 27, 2011.
  7. ^ "Political Briefs". Lake County News-Sun. June 20, 2011. Archived from the original on July 20, 2011. Retrieved June 25, 2011.
  8. ^ "About Ilya Sheyman". Ilya Sheyman Campaign Website. May 27, 2011. Retrieved May 27, 2011.
  9. ^ "Electing Progressive Democrats - Ilya Sheyman for Congress". Winning Progressive. June 30, 2011. Archived from the original on July 3, 2011. Retrieved June 30, 2011.
  10. ^ MoveOn.org (6 September 2016). "It's time to unite against hate".
  11. ^ "Former MoveOn head, coalition builder, and expert strategist Ilya Sheyman joins GFI as president". The Good Food Institute. The Good Food Institute. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
  12. ^ "Fall 2022 reflections from GFI founder and president Bruce Friedrich". The Good Food Institute. The Good Food Institute. Retrieved 25 November 2022.

External links

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