Background
Gershengorn, Ian Heath was born on February 21, 1967. Son of Kenneth and Wendie Gershengorn.
Gershengorn, Ian Heath was born on February 21, 1967. Son of Kenneth and Wendie Gershengorn.
Bachelor of Arts in Economics, Harvard University, 1988. Juris Doctor magna cum laude, Harvard University, 1993.
Born in New York, New York, United States, and raised outside Boston, Gershengorn earned a bachelor"s degree magna cum laude from Harvard University in 1988 and a law degree magna cum laude from Harvard Law School in 1993. From 1993 until 1994, Gershengorn clerked for United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit Judge Amalya Kearse. From 1994 until 1995, Gershengorn worked as a law clerk for United States Supreme Court Associate Justice John Paul Stevens.
From 1995 until 1997, Gershengorn worked for the United States Department of Justice as a special assistant and counsel to then-United States Deputy Attorney General Jamie Gorelick.
While at the firm, Gershengorn was very active in representing Indian tribes in Supreme Court and appellate litigation. On April 13, 2009, it was announced that Gershengorn would be rejoining the United States Department of Justice as a deputy assistant attorney general in the Civil Division with oversight of the Federal Programs Branch.
The Federal Programs Branch is handling Guantánamo Bay detainee cases and state secret matters. On August 9, 2013, Gershengorn was named as the Principal Deputy Solicitor General in the United States Department of Justice" General’ s Office of the United States Solicitor General.
His father is a cardiologist and his mother, Wendie Gershengorn, is a state court judge in Massachusetts.
Married Gail Felice Levine, September 1, 1996. 3 children.