Brian Gott serves as the chief innovation officer and head of Industry Relations for EIF. Prior to EIF, Gott spent more than a decade at Variety, serving as its publisher for much of his tenure. Gott is the recipient of the United Nations Foundation's Global Leadership Award for his role in mobilizing the entertainment industry to support the United Nations (UN) and the United Nations Foundation-related humanitarian efforts. It was during a trip to northern Keyna with the UN and UNHCR, where he experienced the critical work being done by the UN Foundation, that he decided to focus his work on social-impact storytelling and philanthropic endeavors.

Gott is a founding member of the United Nations Foundation’s Global Entrepreneurs Council, a global ambassador for the Elizabeth Taylor AIDS Foundation, a board member for Whole Child International, and a member of the Constellation board for Starlight Children’s Foundation.