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      Rabbi Marc Baker

      President & CEOCombined Jewish Philanthropies
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      Robert Bank

      President & CEOAmerican Jewish World Service
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      Laurie Blitzer

      Global ChairBirthright Excel
    • Gali Cooks

      (non-voting)President & CEO, Leading Edge
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      Alisa Doctoroff

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      Lisa Eisen

      Co-PresidentCharles and Lynn Schusterman Family Philanthropies
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      Barry Finestone

      (non-voting)President & CEO, Jim Joseph Foundation
    • Photo of Joe Kanfer

      Joe Kanfer

      Founding DirectorLippman Kanfer Foundation for Living Torah
    • Photo of Randall Kaplan

      Randall Kaplan

      CEOCapsule Group LLC
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      Ilana Kaufman

      CEOJews of Color Initiative
    • Headshot: Rachel Kay

      Rachel Kay

      SVP & Chief People OfficerHearst Corporation
    • Photo of Scott Kaufman

      Scott Kaufman

      Interim President & CEOGreater Miami Jewish Federation
    • Photo of Mimi Kravetz

      Mimi Kravetz

      Chief Impact and Growth OfficerJewish Federations of North America
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      Darin McKeever

      President & CEOWilliam Davidson Foundation
    • Photo of Daryl Messinger

      Daryl Messinger

      (Chair)President, Messinger Associates, Inc.
    • Photo of Wendy Platt Newberger

      Wendy Platt Newberger

      Director of Jewish and Israel GivingCrown Family Philanthropies
    • Photo of Kimberly Miller Rubenfeld

      Kimberly Miller Rubenfeld

      Executive Vice PresidentCircle of Service Foundation
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      Yolanda Savage-Narva

      Vice President, Racial Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and BelongingUnion for Reform Judaism
    • Photo of Gabrielle Sirner-Cohen

      Gabrielle Sirner-Cohen

      Chief People OfficerFullStory
    Past Members
    • B. Elka Abrahamson

      PresidentThe Wexner Foundation
    • Sandy Cardin

      CEOOur Common Destiny
    • Phyllis Cook

      Managing DirectorHelen Diller Family Foundation
    • David Edell

      PresidentDRG Search
    • Marty Linsky

      FacultyHarvard Kennedy School
    • Rachel Garbow Monroe

      President & CEOThe Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation
    • Steven A. Rakitt

      PresidentThe Genesis Prize Foundation
    • Rafi Rone

      Program DirectorThe Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation
    • Cynthia Shapira

      PresidentDavid S. and Karen A. Shapira Foundation
    • David Shapira

      ChairmanDavid S. and Karen A. Shapira Foundation
    • Julie Sandorf

      PresidentCharles H. Revson Foundation
    • Jerry Silverman

      Former President & CEOThe Jewish Federations of North America
    • Jacob Solomon

      President & CEOGreater Miami Jewish Federation
    • Jeff Solomon

      Senior AdvisorChasbro Investments
    • Andrés Spokoiny

      President & CEOJewish Funders Network
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