Voices of Impact

Dani Dayan is the Chairman of Yad Vashem, the World Holocaust Remembrance Center. Before this role, he served as Israel's Consul General in New York and was the Chairman of the YESHA Council. Dani also founded and led Elad Software Systems Ltd. as Chairman and CEO. Additionally, he volunteers as Head of the Advisory Board for Nefesh B'Nefesh and previously served on the Yad Vashem Counci...

Gabe Groisman is a Jewish community leader and former Mayor of Bal Harbour, Florida, known for his strong stance against antisemitism and his efforts to build bridges between Israel and the United States. As Mayor, he pioneered the nation’s first municipal anti-BDS ordinance and codified a uniform definition of antisemitism. He is also a partner at LSN Partners, focusing on government relations an...

David Harris served as CEO of the American Jewish Committee (AJC) from 1990 to 2022. Throughout his 50-year career, he has been actively involved in foreign policy, national security, interfaith and interethnic relations, social policy, higher education, and Jewish community affairs, both domestically and globally. The late Israeli President Shimon Peres called David "the foreign minister of...

Robert Singer is the Chairman of the Center for Jewish Impact and Spero Impact Solution. A longtime leader of the Jewish community, he previously served as the CEO of the World Jewish Congress. Robert is now involved in a variety of organizations and initiatives that focus on Jewish advocacy, education, and impact. His leadership continues to influence and shape global Jewish affairs.

Dara Horn is the award-winning author of six books, including People Love Dead Jews: Reports from a Haunted Present . Her work has appeared in The New York Times , The Wall Street Journal , The Washington Post , and The Atlantic, among other publications. Dara has lectured extensively on Jewish literature, history, and culture across North America, Israel, and Australia. She also was a member of H...

Jarrod Bernstein is an attorney and political advisor with extensive experience in government relations, crisis management, and strategic communications. He has held senior roles in the Obama and Bloomberg administrations, where he coordinated responses to major crises and advised on Jewish community engagement. 

Eric Goldstein, a longtime Jewish community leader, became UJA-Federation’s CEO in 2014 after a successful career as a partner at Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP. He previously served as UJA’s vice chair, Executive Committee member, and chaired multiple divisions and task forces. Eric also played a key role in founding Yeshiva University’s Azrieli Graduate School and held leadersh...

Jonathan Goldstein is the co-founder and CEO of Cain International, a multinational investment firm managing $14 billion in assets. He serves as a director of Chelsea Football Club and previously chaired the Jewish Leadership Council in the UK. Jonathan is deeply involved in philanthropic causes and was a vocal critic of Jeremy Corbyn. 

Michael Makovsky has been President and CEO of the Jewish Institute for National Security of America (JINSA) since 2013, focusing on U.S. defense and national security in the Middle East. He has worked on U.S.-Israel defense ties and U.S. policy toward Iran, Syria, Iraq, Gaza, and the Persian Gulf. Makovsky holds a Ph. D. from Harvard, an MBA from Columbia, and a B.A. from the University of Chicag...

James Snyder is the Director of the Jewish Museum on Manhattan’s Upper East Side and a Senior Fellow at the Middle East Initiative at Harvard Kennedy School. He is also the former Director of the Israel Museum and former Executive Chairman of the Jerusalem Foundation.

Rabbi Mendy Chitrik is the Chairman of the Alliance of Rabbis in Islamic States, where he leads efforts to foster interfaith dialogue and support Jewish communities in Muslim-majority countries. He serves as the Ashkenazi Rabbi of Turkey and advocates for peace, cultural exchange, and the preservation of Jewish heritage in the Islamic world.

Malcolm Hoenlein is the Vice Chair of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations, following a long tenure as Executive Vice Chairman. His distinguished career includes founding roles with the Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater New York and the Greater New York Conference on Soviet Jewry. Renowned for his advisory work with global leaders, Hoenlein has been honor...

Matthew Brooks serves as Chief Executive Officer of the Republican Jewish Coalition, an organization dedicated to enhancing ties between the Jewish community and the Republican Party, and the Jewish Policy Center, a think-tank that examines public policy from a Jewish perspective.

Eitan Neishlos is an entrepreneur and fintech pioneer, who has served on public, private, and philanthropic boards. His belief in the synergy of business, social impact, and technology has guided Neishlos Capital’s investments in multiple sectors. Eitan takes inspiration from the Righteous Amongst the Nations amongst who saved his grandmother in the Holocaust. This guides his global philanthropic...

Mark Gerson, a New York-based entrepreneur and philanthropist, is the co-founder of Gerson Lehrman Group, 3I Members, United Hatzalah of Israel, and African Mission Healthcare.

Steven Meiner is the Mayor of Miami Beach, elected in a historic runoff race on November 21, 2023. Prior to his mayoral role, he served as an enforcement attorney with the SEC and practiced law in New York City.

Sylvan Adams is a Canadian-Israeli billionaire businessman, philanthropist, and self-appointed ambassador-at-large for the State of Israel who lives in Tel Aviv.

Abby J. Leibman is the president & CEO of MAZON: A Jewish Response to Hunger and was a co-founder of the California Women’s Law Center. Inspired by Jewish values and ideals, MAZON is a national advocacy organization working to end hunger among people of all faiths and backgrounds in the United States and Israel.

Sarah Hurwitz, a White House speechwriter from 2009 to 2017, served as head speechwriter for First Lady Michelle Obama. In 2019, she published “Here All Along: Finding Meaning, Spirituality, and a Deeper Connection to Life – in Judaism.”

Doug Seserman, the CEO of Americans for Ben-Gurion University and the former President and CEO of JEWISHcolorado.

Rabbi Steven Weil is the CEO of Friends of the IDF (FIDF), the organization collecting donations on behalf of the soldiers of the Israel Defense Forces across the United States of America.

Dr. Eugene Kandel is the Chairman of the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange. He is the former CEO of Start-Up-Nation Central and former Chairman of Israel’s National Economic Council.

Rebecca Rohr Ritter is Head of Teaching and Learning and a member of the founding team at the Shefa School in New York City.

Eric Viner is the Founder and Managing Partner of Vine Ventures, a venture capital firm investing across the United States, Israel, and Latin America.

Dr. Robert Satloff is the Executive Director of the Washington Institute for Near East Policy.