Voices of Impact

Harley Finkelstein is the President of Shopify, an e-commerce company headquartered in Ontario

Mark Charendoff is the President of the Maimonides Fund, a private grantmaking organization dedicated to education and Jewish identity.

Dr. Jeffrey Herbst is the President of the American Jewish University (AJU). He is the former CEO of the Newseum in Washington DC, as well as the former president of Colgate University. 

Tal Keinan is the Chairman and CEO of Sky Harbour. He is also the co-founder and former CEO of Clarity Capital and the author of “God Is in the Crowd: Twenty-First-Century Judaism.”

Dr. Jonathan Schanzer is senior vice president for research at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD), where he oversees the work of the organization’s experts and scholars.

Yadin Kaufmann is a social entrepreneur and one of Israel’s leading venture capitalists. He has founded several nonprofits in Israel and the Palestinian Territories, in addition to the first venture fund targeting Palestinian tech companies. 

Elan Carr serves as the CEO of the Israeli-American Council (IAC). He was previously the Special Envoy to Combat and Monitor Antisemitism under President Trump. 

Josh Foer is a co-founder of Sefaria and Lerhaus. He is also a wildlife journalist for National Geographic, a board member of the Jim Joseph Foundation, and the author of a 2011 book titled "Moonwalking with Einstein: The Art and Science of Remembering Everything."

Dr. Andrew Rehfeld is a political scientist and President of Hebrew Union College - Jewish Institute of Religion.

Jane Weitzman is the former Executive Vice President of the Stuart Weitzman Shoe Company, founded by her husband Stuart Weitzman. She is now a full-time philanthropist. 

Rabbi Menachem Genack is the CEO of OU Kosher. He leads a synagogue in Englewood, NJ, and serves on the Board of Trustees of Touro College and NY Medical School.

Dr. Noam Wasserman is the Dean of Sy Syms Business School at Yeshiva University. He was previously a professor at Harvard Business School and is the author of The Founder’s Dilemmas: Anticipating and Avoiding the Pitfalls That Can Sink a Startup. 

Russell Robinson is the CEO of the Jewish National Fund. He currently oversees the organization’s groundbreaking One Billion Dollar Roadmap for the Next Decade and has ranked on The Jerusalem Post’s list of the World’s 50 Most Influential Jews.

Andrés Spokoiny is the Chief Executive Officer of the Jewish Funders Network. Originally from Argentina, he is a leading voice in the Jewish philanthropic world.  

Jay Ruderman is an activist for disability rights and the US-Israel relationship. He serves as the president of the Ruderman Family Foundation. 

Avital Chizhik-Goldschmidt is a prolific author, journalist, and co-founder of an enormously popular synagogue on Manhattan's Upper East Side called The Altneu.

Shira Goodman is an American businesswoman who was the president and CEO of Staples. She currently serves as a strategic advisor at Charlesbank Capital Partners.

Ari Ackerman is a serial entrepreneur, strategic investor, and philanthropist. He has served on the boards of JCRC, AIPAC, Hillel, and UJA, and is involved in many other Jewish organizations.

Dr. Einat  Wilf is a former Israeli politician who served as a member of the Knesset for Independence and the Labor Party. She is leading thinker on topics such as Israel, Zionism, foreign policy, and education.