Plotkin (born September 14, 1957) is an American journalist and activist.
He is currently the senior open policy fellow at Creative Commons.From 2009 to 2014, Plotkin served as the Senior Policy Advisor in the Office of the Under Secretary of Education, United States Department of Education, which has responsibility for all federal U.S.
higher education policies and programs.In 2003, Plotkin initiated the Foothill-De Anza Community College District's Policy on Public Domain Learning Materials which are now more commonly known as Open Educational Resources.