Eric Kohn
CEO, America\'s Future | Producer, THE HONG KONGER | Marketer | Filmmaker | Percussionist | Man about town
- Role
- Chief Executive Officer at America\'s Future
- Location
- Grand Rapids, MI, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Eric Kohn
Eric Kohn is Chief Executive Officer at America’s Future, the premier nationwide network of liberty-minded young leaders. For more than 10 years, he led the organization’s Chicago chapter. Prior to joining AF, Eric was Chief Marketing Officer at Empower Illinois. He has also previously served as Director of Marketing & Communications at the Acton Institute, and Director of Community Management at the Illinois Policy Institute. He was also the Founder and CEO of Curious Task Strategies, a public affairs consulting firm. Eric is a producer of the award-winning film The Hong Konger: Jimmy Lai\'s Extraordinary Struggle for Freedom, the 2022 documentary feature from the Acton Institute. From 2019 to 2021, he co-hosted Sources with Knowledge along with Joe Kaiser on AM 560 The Answer in Chicago. From 2022 to 2023, he was the interim host of the nationally syndicated radio program Beyond the Beltway with Bruce DuMont, on which he was also a regular program guest and guest host. He previously hosted The Eric Kohn Program on AM 1530 WJJG, and has guest-hosted the nationally syndicated The Guy Benson Show, Illinois Watchdog Radio, and Chicago’s Morning Answer. Eric grew up in Belleville, Ill, and is a graduate of Millikin University in Decatur, Ill. He lives in Grand Rapids, Mich, with his wife and two children. In his spare time, he enjoys (or attempts to enjoy) watching New York Rangers hockey, which he also writes and podcasts about for Blueshirt Banter.
Experience
Chief Executive Officer
May 2025 — Present
Education
Millikin University
Bachelor of Music, Music Business
2000 — 2004
Skills
- Business Development
- Strategic Communications
- Email Marketing
- News Writing
- Political Communication
- Social Media
- Political Campaigns
- Collateral
- Marketing Management
- Politics
- Copywriting
- Blogging
- Public Policy
- Social Media Marketing
- Newsletters
- Policy Analysis
- Public Speaking
- Journalism
- Newspaper
- Editing
- Reputation Management
- New Media
- Crisis Communications
- Political Consulting
- Mobile Marketing
- Press Releases
- Media Relations
- Social Media Communications
- Public Affairs
- Message Development
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