Since joining Burness in 2012, he has worked both domestically and internationally on issues such as education, including higher education, STEM education and guided pathways, science and biomedical research, health professions education, public health, and climate change and health. Gideon provides communications support, strategic counsel and guidance, writing support, training and coaching for a diverse group of organizations that include the National Academy of Medicine, Macy Foundation, Aspen Institute, and the National Institutes of Health.

Gideon also serves as deputy director of Burness’ training programs, leading communications training work across the company. In addition to designing and developing new training curricula, he has led over 300 communications workshops to date for diverse organizations like the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, The National Institutes of Health, the National Quality Forum, the American Heart Association, PATH Malaria Vaccine Initiative, Duke University, and The Society for Neuroscience. These sessions focus on message development, media relations, crafting and delivering presentations, storytelling, persuasive writing, crisis communications, and communication strategy, among other topics.

Gideon is one of several Fighting Blue Hens at Burness, graduating from the University of Delaware in 2012 with degrees in philosophy and political science. A native of Denver, Colorado, Gideon enjoys being outdoors as well as playing and watching sports, particularly soccer.