Elizabeth Ochs (Bronfman ’01) leads the Fellowship’s portfolio of programs aimed at creating an interconnected network of alumni who can empower, inspire and engage one another towards enhanced leadership in the Jewish community and beyond. Elizabeth lives in Providence, Rhode Island, with her husband and son. She concentrated in Urban Studies at Brown University and Continue Reading »
Noam Lockshin (Bronfman ’01) is a partner at Kimmeridge, an investment firm in New York focused on the energy sector. He previously worked as Senior Research Associate at Sanford C. Bernstein on the #1-ranked E&P research team. Noam is a native of Toronto and earned a BA in math from Canada’s York University. Before that, Continue Reading »
Jonathan Wachter (Bronfman ’96), Secretary of the Board, was a director in the chief investment office and global treasury of JPMorgan Chase. He helped manage liquidity strategy for the firm. Before joining JPMorgan, Jonathan was a consultant in the banking practice of McKinsey & Co. and a private equity analyst at the Blackstone Group. Jonathan Continue Reading »
Ned Foss was instrumental in the inception of The Bronfman Fellowship and played a number of key roles in its staffing and administration. Today he is the Vice President and Treasurer of the Board of Directors. He has helped to organize and administer not-for-profits that are supported by The Samuel Bronfman Foundation in Canada, New York Continue Reading »
Dana Raucher is President of the Board of Directors. A Bronfman alumna from ’89, she is the Executive Director of The Samuel Bronfman Foundation. Prior to joining the Foundation, Dana worked at the Israeli law firm Shiboleth, Yisraeli, Roberts, Zisman & Co. in Tel Aviv. Ms. Raucher is a graduate of Columbia University and the Continue Reading »
Yuval Nussan, a 2009 Amitei Bronfman alum, was raised in Hoshaya in the Galilee. In his gap year he volunteered at the Tzameret NGO, before studying at Har Etzion Yeshiva. Yuval served in the IDF combat forces as a commander. He has a Master’s degree in Hebrew Literature from Hebrew University as part of the Continue Reading »
Zer Vaknin was a 2013 Amitei Bronfman Fellow and served as Coordinator in 2018 and Manche (Counselor) in 2019-20.
Nava was born in France and, after making Aliyah with her family at the age of 4, was raised and educated in Jerusalem. She attended the Emuna Arts High School for girls, where she majored in theater. During her national service she worked on a horse farm which specializes in therapeutic riding and treats people Continue Reading »
Stefanie Weisman is the Communications and Design Associate at The Bronfman Fellowship. She received a B.A. in history from Columbia University and an M.A. in art history from NYU’s Institute of Fine Arts. Her first book, The Secrets of Top Students: Tips, Tools, and Techniques for Acing High School and College, was published by Sourcebooks Continue Reading »
Aaron Steinberg is the Deputy Director: North America at The Bronfman Fellowship, where he works closely with a global alumni community of nearly 1,200 Jewish leaders, innovators and community builders. He coordinates with staff throughout the organization to create greater efficiency and more quality programming. Although he spends much of his time behind the scenes, Continue Reading »