The Center's Board of Directors

Bruce Slovin, Founder & Chair Emeritus (z"l)


Officers
Peter Baldwin, Chair
David Friedman, Vice Chair
Ronald Lieberman, Treasurer
Elisheva Carlebach, Secretary
Prof. Gavriel Rosenfeld, President
Rio Daniel, CEO

Chair Emeriti
William Ackman
Amy Goldman Fowler
Ira Jolles
Bernard Michael
Bruce Slovin (z"l)
Joseph S. Steinberg

Directors
Michael Bamberger
Alexander Blavatnik
Leonard Blavatnik
David Dangoor
Scott Einhorn
Andrew Frackman
Debbie Freeman
Yael Levin Hungerford
Michael Jesselson
Charles Knapp
Rachel Laufer
Joel Marcus
David Marwell
Jacob Morowitz
Irene Pletka
Marc Polonsky
Abraham D. Sofaer
Alexander Soros
Michele Tocci
Shelby White

Directors Emeriti
Sidney Lapidus
Robert Rifkind (z"l)

The Center's Senior Management Team

Prof. Gavriel Rosenfeld, President
Rio Daniel, CEO

Directors’ Council

Chair - Rio Daniel
American Jewish Historical Society - Gemma R. Birnbaum
American Sephardi Federation - Jason Guberman
Center for Jewish History - Gavriel Rosenfeld
Leo Baeck Institute - Markus Krah
Yeshiva University Museum - Karen Bacon
YIVO Institute for Jewish Research - Jonathan Brent

Academic Advisory Council

as of Summer 2026

Daniel Schwartz (2024-2027), George Washington University, Chair
Glenn Dynner (2023-2026), University of Virginia, Associate Chair
Gavriel Rosenfeld, representative for the Center
Mirjam Thulin, representative for the Center

Clémence Boulouque (2026-2029), Columbia Universit
Flora Cassen (2026-2029), Brandeis University
Karla Goldman (2026-2029), University of Michigan
Ethan Katz (2026-2029), University of California, Berkeley
Jill Katz (2025-2028), Yeshiva University
Eitan Kensky (2025-2028), Stanford University
Rebecca Kobrin 2026-2029), Columbia University
Cecile E. Kuznitz (2026-2029), Bard College
Rena Lauer (2024-2027), Oregon State University
Marsha Rozenblit (2024-2027), University of Maryland
Joshua Teplitsky (2024-2027), University of Pennsylvania
Miriam Udel (2025-2028), Emory University
Sarah E. Zarrow (2025-2028), Brooklyn College