Ian Knight
Independent Consultant
Turin, Italy
Actions
Ian Knight is an independent consultant specializing in digital transformation for government and public institutions. His wins include moving a 500-person survey process from email to a single platform, using generative AI to evaluate an $8 million federal program, and replacing an NGO's Rolodex and spreadsheet system with a centralized CRM. Raised in Montana, Ian has worked with Montana nonprofits and the federal government at the U.S. Department of State and U.S. Embassy in Mongolia. He is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations Young Professional Briefing Series, a 2025 World Bank Youth Summit Delegate, and a recipient of the U.S. Department of State's Citizen Diplomacy Award. Ian holds a Master of Public Administration and a B.A. in Political Science.
Area of Expertise
Topics
Digitalizing Your Mission Statement
In my work with public institutions, I’ve often found that mission statements are widely known but rarely translated into clear operational goals. The underlying problem is a lack of technology to ensure that the mission statement is being implemented at each level of an organization.
This session will guide participants through digitalizing their mission statement with the use of the project management platform, Asana. Using a fictional NGO as an example, this session will cover four core features: active goal setting with clear accountability, benchmarking progress against measurable outputs, progress dashboards, and third-party app integrations (e.g. Gmail, Slack, Google Drive). Asana will be used as the primary example, though the same principles apply to other platforms such as Notion, Airtable, and Trello.
Whether an organization is preparing for a grant cycle, navigating leadership transitions, or simply trying to streamline collaboration, this session will walk through how to implement these tools into the workplace.
10th Anniversary of the U.S. Foreign Service Internship Program
Panelist - Contracting at the U.S. Department of State
Please note that Sessionize is not responsible for the accuracy or validity of the data provided by speakers. If you suspect this profile to be fake or spam, please let us know.
Jump to top