Ilya Sheyman

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]

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

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.
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