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Thomas F. Gibson, better known as Tom Gibson, was an editor and cartoonist on the Opinion staff of ''USA Today'' at its founding, has worked with ''The Washington Post'', ''The Atlantic Monthly'', ''The New York Times'', and the ''National Journal,'' served on the White House staff of President Ronald Reagan, and has worked extensively in the communications, international affairs, health care, aviation and non-profit fields. ==Career== After college, Gibson moved to Washington, DC, where he worked as a free-lance cartoonist before joining the staff of Senator Dewey Bartlett as a legislative assistant responsible for issues related to foreign and military affairs.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/tom-gibson-joins-white-house-writers-group-73960527.html )〕 After short stints on the legislative affairs staffs of Arnold & Porter and The Brick Institute, Gibson enrolled at The Harvard School of Government, earning his MPA degree in 1982. Returning to Washington, DC, Gibson became the first cartoonist and an opinion editor on the staff of ''USA Today'' at its founding. In 1983 Gibson joined the White House staff of President Ronald Reagan, serving as Associate Director of White House Cabinet Affairs, responsible for the Cabinet Councils on Economic Affairs, Legal Policy and Management and Administration.〔〔(Reagan University of Texas )〕 Subsequently, from 1985 to 1987, Gibson served as Director of White House Public Affairs.〔〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.theatlantic.com//ideastour/tour/bios.html )〕 After leaving the administration, Gibson joined the Wexler Group, the public affairs and strategic communications firm founded by Anne Wexler, as a Senior Vice President.〔〔 In 1996, he was recruited by MCI, where he served as Director of Special Projects, reporting to the CEO and working on issues related to the Internet and international expansion.〔 In 1998, Gibson joined Dr. Taylor Wang and others in forming Encapsulife, Inc., with Gibson continuing to serve as its president.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.encapsulife.com/about/team/ )〕 Encapsulife is a private corporation created to commercialize Dr. Wang's nano-technology and bio-medical research,〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.encapsulife.com/technologies/patents/ )〕 with its first focus being the development of a "living cell bio-artificial pancreas that does not require immunosuppression drugs to prevent rejection in diabetics" which would provide a "functional cure" for Type I diabetes.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.encapsulife.com/ )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/encapsulife-receives-us-patent-office-notice-of-allowance-for-living-cell-bio-artificial-pancreas-requiring-no-immune-suppression----constitutes-dramatic-milestone-toward-curing-diabetes-246166071.html )〕 In 1999, Gibson formed his own communications and public affairs firm, Kirkwood/Gibson, and subsequently joined forces with the White House Writers Group, a collection of former high-level White House and executive branch communications professionals.〔 Also in 1999, Gibson was appointed Senior Vice President for Corporate Affairs of Mooney Aircraft, a manufacturer of high-performance piston aircraft. Working out Washington, DC, he focused on industry and government relations, fleet sales and new business.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.newspapers.com/newspage/18944132/ )〕 Gibson founded Advocacy Animation in 2001 with the goal of creating an animated cartoon that could be produced within a 24-hour news cycle.〔(Advocacy Animation )〕 In 2002 Gibson joined former US Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Ronald Fogleman in establishing Durango Pro-Focus Flight Training, which created an ab initio flight training program in conjunction with Midland College. While the college provided the academic portion of the program, Durango Pro-Focus was responsible for flight instruction, employing "military precision and performance standards in a commercial pilot training environment."〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Mesa+Air+Group+Partners+With+Midland+College+in+New+Pilot+Preparation...-a082463581 )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=https://www.midland.edu/admissions/images/MidlandCollegeCatalog2003-2004-web.pdf )〕 In 2004, the college assumed responsibility for flight instruction, as well.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.mrt.com/top_stories/article_4e0a6284-16c7-5431-8465-37a33f905539.html )〕 Subsequently, Gen. Fogleman retired from Durango Pro-Focus Flight Training, which changed its name to G.83 Aerospace, elected Gibson as its new president, and broadened its range of aviation-related services to include "light-aircraft production management, logistics, air-medical transport, aircraft finance, general aviation policy advocacy, marketing consulting services, ISR platform development and systems integration, and new light tactical and very light tactical aircraft development."〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.g83aerospace.com/ )〕 In 2003 Gibson founded New Generation Foundation to promote access to opportunity for young people.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.newgenfoundation.org/ )〕 New Generation Foundation has supported a number of initiatives, including Airborne Lifeline Foundation (on the board of directors of which Gibson also served),〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/new-generation-foundation-provides-technical--financial-support-for-donated-gulfsteam-g-iii-aircraft-125923318.html )〕 which provides a flying medical service in Botswana and Malawi,〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://airbornelifeline.org/ )〕 and the Squash Diabetes! Campaign launched by the Georgetown University Women's Squash Team.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.prnewswire.com/bloggers/news-releases/?nrId=183248662 )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Thomas F. Gibson」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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