Experience
Leadership Experience
Chief Executive Director
2022—2025Tech2Peace
- • Led transformative organizational growth, scaling from 1 core program to 10 diverse initiatives and achieving 5x budget increase
- • Demonstrated crisis leadership by guiding the organization through the October 7th war while maintaining all strategic objectives
- • Established global thought leadership through keynote presentations at the United Nations and European Parliament
- • Implemented data-driven evaluation framework resulting in 70% active alumni participation rate
- • Managed $4M+ budget and secured multi-million dollar philanthropic partnerships
Acting Executive Director
2019—2022OneVoice Movement & PeaceWorks Foundation
- • Led board-mandated strategic pivot to digital-first platform during COVID-19 crisis
- • Established international grant portfolio supporting civil society partners in Tel Aviv and Ramallah
- • Managed $3.5M in cross-border initiatives, demonstrating complex geopolitical navigation
- • Pioneered field-wide digital convenings including 'Voices from the Field' series
Founder and Director, Center for Israel Education
2016—2019Columbia / Barnard Hillel, New York
- • Founded and scaled major educational center, securing and managing $2M annual budget
- • Designed first-of-its-kind cross-cultural dialogue programs addressing campus polarization
- • Created sustainable funding model through major gifts, foundation grants, and university partnerships
Founder and Director, Yachdav
2013—2016Jewish Peoplehood Educational Center
Israeli Movement for Progressive and Reform Judaism, Israel
- • Founded educational center bridging Israeli and North American Jewish communities
- • Served 5,000+ participants annually with ₪1M budget
- • Managed nationwide staff and international relationship portfolio
Education
MA in Diplomacy and Security Studies
2009—2011Tel Aviv University
BA in International Relations
1999—2003Arizona State University / Hebrew University
Professional Training & Certifications
- Certified Dialogue Facilitator — Resetting the Table (2017)
- Executive Training — ACCELERATE, Debra S. and Joseph S. Weinberg Program, Hillel International (2018)
- Executive Mentor — Dvora Forum, Women in Foreign Policy and National Security
- Encounter Mission — Israel/Palestine (2018)
- Leadership Program — Pluralistic Jewish Education Leadership, Hebrew Union College (2016)
- Nonprofit Management — Matan Center (2016)
- Jewish Peoplehood Program — Diaspora Museum Center, Tel Aviv (2015)
Selected Speaking Engagements & Recognition
International Forums
- • United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC) — Panel on Women in Peacebuilding
- • European Union Parliament — Pathways to Peace Presentation
- • Israeli Knesset — Policy Presentations
Advisory & Leadership Roles
- • Advisory Board Member, Heart of a Nation
- • USAID — Theories of Change Presentation
- • ALLMEP — Field Representation and Thought Leadership
- • Rossing Center — "Challenges in Peacebuilding after May 2021"
Publications
- • Forbes (December 2024) — "Can Innovation Unify Across Divides"
- • Times of Israel — Regular Contributor on Dialogue, Philosophy, and Peacebuilding