Steve Ressler is an accomplished innovator, presenter, and author on matters related to Gov 2.0 and recruiting and retaining young government employees.
 
Ressler is the founder of GovLoop.com, a "Facebook for Government" which connects and foster collaboration among more than 10,000 members of the government community, including federal, state, local, and international government innovators.
 
Ressler is also the co-founder of Young Government Leaders, a professional organization of more than 2,000 government employees across the U.S. He received the 2007 and 2009 Federal 100 Award for his service in the government IT community.
 
Ressler is a 2004 master's graduate of the University of Pennsylvania and a past recipient of the DHS Graduate Fellowship.