Chemi Peres is the Managing Partner and Co-Founder of Pitango, one of Israel’s largest venture capital firms with over $2.8 billion in assets under management and investments in more than 250 companies. A former pilot in the Israeli Air Force, where he served for a decade, Chemi is the Chairman of the Peres Center for Peace and Innovation. He also serves on the boards of several companies and is an independent director at the Azrieli Group.

Wendy spent nine years as the Founding Executive Director of Start-Up Nation Central (SNC), where she built the professional team and connected Israel’s tech ecosystem with global governments and corporations. Today, she advises Israeli start-ups like ZzappMalaria and collaborates with venture funds to help entrepreneurs refine their pitches. Wendy also lectures widely on Israeli innovation to corporate and government audiences. Before joining Israel’s tech scene, she served on Capitol Hill and led AIPAC’s Israel office. Wendy lives in Jerusalem with her husband, Saul Singer.

David Magerman is the founder and President of Tzemach David, previously known as the Kohelet Foundation in the U.S., where he has supported Jewish education in Philadelphia, the United States, and Israel since 2009. He has also funded works including the Koren Ani Tefilla Siddur Series, the Magerman Shabbat Chumash, the Sacks Tanakh, and the Steinsaltz Tanya. Professionally, David is a co-founder and Managing Partner at Differential Ventures. He spent most of his career at Renaissance Technologies, one of the world’s most successful quantitative hedge funds. David holds a PhD in Computer Science from Stanford, where his thesis on Natural Language Parsing was an early example of using large-scale data for syntactic text analysis. He also earned degrees in Mathematics and Computer Science from the University of Pennsylvania.

Fleur Hassan-Nahoum is Israel’s Special Envoy for Innovation and a Senior Fellow at the Misgav Institute for National Security and Zionist Strategy. She previously served as the Deputy Mayor of Jerusalem, leading the City’s efforts in foreign relations, international economic development, and tourism. Fleur is also the co-founder of the UAE-Israel Business Council, an organization that unites Emirati and Israeli leaders to promote bilateral trade, innovation, and collaboration. Born in London, she grew up in Gibraltar before immigrating to Israel in 2001.

Dan Meridor is a former Israeli Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Intelligence, Minister of Finance, and Minister of Justice. He served as a tank commander in both the Six-Day and Yom Kippur Wars. Dan is currently Chairman of the Board at Bezalel Academy of Art and Design, with past leadership roles at the Israel Philharmonic, Israel Museum, Gesher Theatre, and as Chairman of the Jerusalem Foundation.

Rabbi David Rosen is the Special Interfaith Advisor to the Abrahamic Family House in Abu Dhabi. Previously, he served as the longtime International Director of Interreligious Affairs for the AJC, rabbi of South Africa’s largest Orthodox Jewish congregation, and Chief Rabbi of Ireland. In recognition of his contributions to Jewish-Catholic reconciliation, Rabbi Rosen was granted a Papal Knighthood in 2005, and in 2010, he was made a Commander of the British Empire (CBE) by H.M. Queen Elizabeth II.

Sanford "Sandy" Cardin is the founder of Global Jewry and the former President of the Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Foundation. He started his career as the Mid-Atlantic Director for the Jerusalem Foundation and, in 1994, moved to Tulsa, Oklahoma to become the Schusterman Foundation’s first Executive Director. With a lifelong commitment to Jewish causes, Sandy has served on numerous Jewish boards and is currently involved with the JCC Association of North America. He has also held leadership roles with the Council on Foundations and the National Center for Family Philanthropy.

Dr. Jonathan D. Sarna is a leading scholar of American Jewish history and serves as the Joseph H. & Belle R. Braun Professor at Brandeis University, where he directs the Schusterman Center for Israel Studies. A Yale PhD and member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, he has taught at institutions including Brandeis, Hebrew Union College, and Harvard. Dr. Sarna was also the past president of the Association for Jewish Studies and is the Chief Historian of the National Museum of American Jewish History in Philadelphia. He holds four honorary degrees and is widely regarded as an authority on American Jewish culture, history, and thought. Dr. Sarna lives with his wife, Professor Ruth Langer, and they have two children, Aaron and Leah.

Jonathan Medved is the Founder and CEO of OurCrowd. Named by the Washington Post as “one of Israel’s leading high-tech venture capitalists” and by the New York Times among the “top 10 most influential Americans who have impacted Israel,” Jon is also a serial entrepreneur, investor, and one of the pioneers of Israel’s venture capital industry. He founded OurCrowd in 2013, a leading online global venture investment platform with 192,000 accredited members, $1.8 billion in funding commitments, 320+ portfolio companies, 37 venture funds, and 56 exits, Jon lives in Jerusalem with his wife Jane and his four children and eleven grandchildren, where he collects rare single malts and loud Hawaiian shirts.

Miki Naftali is the Chairman and CEO of Naftali Group with a remarkable career spanning over 35 years in global real estate. He has managed and developed more than $15 billion in assets across North America, Asia, Europe, and the Middle East, including a significant luxury portfolio in New York City. Before Naftali Group, he co-founded El Ad Properties, where he oversaw the transformation of The Plaza Hotel into a renowned mixed-use property. He frequently speaks at institutions like Yale University and Columbia Business School.

Dov Moran is the Managing Partner of Grove Ventures and a pioneer in Israeli hi-tech. He is best known for inventing the USB flash drive. Dov founded M-Systems, which was later sold to SanDisk for $1.6 billion, and served as chairman of Tower Semiconductors until its $5.4 billion acquisition by Intel. In 2016, he shared his entrepreneurial journey and insights in his book 100 Doors – An Introduction to Entrepreneurship.

Rabbi David Wolpe is the Max Webb Emeritus Rabbi of Sinai Temple, the ADL’s inaugural rabbinic fellow, and a scholar in residence at the Maimonides Fund. He has taught at Harvard, JTS, American Jewish University, Hunter College, and UCLA. A prolific writer, Rabbi Wolpe has been widely published in outlets like The New York Times, Washington Post, and The Atlantic. He has also authored eight books, including the bestseller Making Loss Matter: Creating Meaning in Difficult Times.

Mark Mellman is the CEO of The Mellman Group and a past President of the American Association of Political Consultants. He has guided the campaigns of over thirty U.S. Senators, a dozen Governors, and numerous Members of Congress, including figures like Harry Reid, Maria Cantwell, and Tony Evers. Mark’s international work includes advising Yair Lapid’s meteoric rise in Israeli politics, as well as successful campaigns in South Africa, Colombia, and Albania. He has twice been honored for running the Best Campaign outside the United States.

Yaakov Katz is an Israeli-American journalist and author, best known for serving as editor-in-chief of The Jerusalem Post from 2016 to 2023. He has authored three books, including Shadow Strike and Weapon Wizards, with a new book scheduled for release in 2025. Previously, Yaakov spent nearly a decade as a military reporter and defense analyst. He served as a senior policy adviser to Naftali Bennett and was a Nieman Fellow at Harvard University. He lives in Jerusalem with his wife and four children.

Jay Lefkowitz is a litigation partner at Kirkland & Ellis and an adjunct professor at Columbia Law School, where he teaches a seminar on Supreme Court advocacy. He has led numerous high-profile cases, including two landmark 5-4 Supreme Court victories for the pharmaceutical industry. Jay served as United States Special Envoy on Human Rights in North Korea and as a senior White House advisor to two presidents. He is also on advisory boards for Columbia Law School, Barnard College, and the NYU Alexander Hamilton Center.

Seth Pinsky is CEO of The 92nd Street Y, one of New York’s leading cultural and community centers. Before joining 92NY, Seth served as Executive Vice President at RXR Realty, overseeing investments in emerging opportunities across the New York region. Earlier in his career, he played a key role in developing Mayor Bloomberg’s $20 billion initiative to protect New York from climate change impacts and served as President of the New York City Economic Development Corporation from 2008 to 2013.

Evan Fallenberg is a professor of creative writing and literary translation at Bar-Ilan University in Israel and a former co-director of the International MFA program at Vermont College of Fine Arts. He is the author of acclaimed novels such as Light Fell and The Parting Gift, has translated numerous works by prominent Israeli writers, and founded Arabesque, an arts center and boutique hotel in Akko. Evan has lived and worked in the United States, Israel, Switzerland, Japan, and China and held residencies at the Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity, Fondation Ledig-Rowohlt, and Sun Yat-sen University.

Halie Soifer is the CEO of the Jewish Democratic Council of America (JDCA), a role she has held since 2020, after serving as its Executive Director starting in 2018. Prior to JDCA, she spent nearly two decades as a national security advisor to four members of Congress and held senior positions in the Obama administration. Most recently, Halie was National Security Advisor to then-Senator Kamala Harris. She also served as Senior Policy Advisor to U.N. Ambassador Samantha Power. Halie holds a master’s from Johns Hopkins SAIS and a bachelor’s from the University of Michigan Honors College.

Yitz Applbaum is a Co-Founder and Partner at MizMaa Ventures. After selling his company to Bank of America in 1991, he became a Senior Vice President overseeing the e-Ventures group. He is now an advisor to many organizations and individuals, including Eight VC Partners and the Saudi Minister of Communications, Information Technology, and Space. Yitz also is a philanthropist and board member of The Western Wall Heritage Foundation, the Republican Jewish Coalition, and the Asia Society. He serves as a Trustee of Smithsonian’s Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden and is the founding board member of Him for Her for Him (HHH), which assists in the placement of women on corporate boards of directors. Based in Silicon Valley, Yitz is married with three children and collects kosher wine and single malt whisky.

Dr. Yossi Beilin is an Israeli politician best known for his pivotal role in the Oslo Accords. He also initiated the Geneva Initiative, an unofficial proposal for a final-status agreement between Israel and the Palestinians. Dr. Beilin has served in various ministerial roles including Minister of Justice and was instrumental in founding the Birthright Israel program. After retiring from politics, he became a business consultant and continues to engage in public discourse through his writings and advocacy.

Mark Penn is the President and Managing Partner of The Stagwell Group, a private equity firm focused on marketing services companies. With over 40 years of experience in market research, advertising, and consulting, he has advised top political and corporate leaders around the world, playing key roles in major elections including those of President Bill Clinton and Prime Minister Tony Blair. Before founding Stagwell, Mark served as Executive Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer at Microsoft. He is also the bestselling author of the book Microtrends.

Gordon Sondland was appointed U.S. Ambassador to the European Union in 2018 by President Donald Trump and served until 2020, overseeing key issues such as trade, energy, and national security. He previously held roles on Governor Ted Kulongoski's transition team and the Commission for White House Fellowships under President George W. Bush, as well as serving as Chairman of the Portland Art Museum. Sondland is also the Founder and CEO of Provenance Hotels, a national chain of boutique lifestyle hotels, and currently serves on the advisory boards of U.S. Bancorp and Duke University’s Sanford School of Public Policy.

Liel Leibovitz is an Israeli-American journalist, author, and media critic, currently serving as the editor-at-large for Tablet Magazine and the host of several of its widely followed podcasts. Born in Tel Aviv, he immigrated to the United States in 1999 and later earned his Ph.D. from Columbia University in 2007. In addition to his work in journalism, Liel has written several notable books that explore topics ranging from cultural criticism to Jewish thought. He is also a scholar in the field of video game studies.

Yohanan Plesner is president of the Israel Democracy Institute, since 2014. From 2007 to 2013, he was a member of Knesset, Israel’s parliament, serving on the constitution, law, and justice and the defense and foreign affairs committees. He also co-chaired the Knesset lobby for higher education and chaired its permanent delegation to the Council of Europe. Prior to that, Yohanan worked at a management consulting firm in London and was co-founder and CEO of an international enterprise software company. He was a combatant and officer in the IDF’s Sayeret Matkal unit, in which he still serves as a major in active reserve duty.

Alan Solow is the founder of Grover Strategies, where he leverages decades of experience to help clients navigate public-facing challenges with personalized advice. He served as a National Co-Chair for the Obama-Biden 2012 campaign and as an advisor to President Obama on Middle East issues. Ranked as the world’s 11th-most influential Jew by the Jerusalem Post, Solow has held leadership positions in several major Jewish organizations, including serving as Chairman of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations. He graduated summa cum laude from the University of Illinois and cum laude from Harvard Law School, where he was President of the Harvard Law School Forum.

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 Council.

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 and supporting Israeli tech companies, while frequently speaking on Jewish and Israel-related issues at international forums.

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 the Jewish people."

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 Harvard’s antisemitism advisory group and testified before Congress.

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 leadership positions at Manhattan Day School, the Beth Din of America, Ramaz School, NYLAG, DOROT, and The Jewish Agency for Israel.

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 Chicago. He is also the author of Churchill’s Promised Land (Yale University Press), a diplomatic-intellectual history of Winston Churchill’s complex relationship with Zionism.

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 honored with numerous international awards and remains a significant figure in both public and nonprofit sectors.

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 efforts towards cultural co-existence under the shaded palm of the Abraham Accords.

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.

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

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

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

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

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 previously 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.