About Us

Welcome to JGO:
The Jewish Grad Organization!

We are the national movement for Jewish graduate students and alumni. Our mission is to foster Jewish community on grad school campuses and to cultivate Jewish identity and leadership among young adults at this critical life stage.

Since 2011, our boutique nonprofit has built a network of grassroots Jewish affinity clubs at over 150 graduate campuses across North America, impacting 10,000 unique students a year through more than 650 annual programs. We have empowered a generation of young Jewish leaders and touched the lives of more than 40,000 individuals.

Please join us as we build community, inspire growth and connection, and shape the future of the Jewish People.

Our Team

Sean Arison
Sean Arison
Research Specialist
Hadley Bazarsky
Hadley Bazarsky
Corporate Sponsorship Liaison
Rebecca Brossy
Rebecca Brossy
SPECIAL PROJECTS COORDINATOR
Lindsay Fabes
Lindsay Fabes
Research Specialist
Elisabeth Grossman
Elisabeth Grossman
Logistics and Administrative Coordinator
Raquel Horowitz
Raquel Horowitz
Relationship Coordinator
Rebecca Jesin
Rebecca Jesin
Chief of Staff
Jamie Kleinman
Jamie Kleinman
Director of Executive Leadership
Sabrina L
Sabrina L
Research Specialist
Adina Mayer
Adina Mayer
Communications Manager
Rebecca Neckritz
Rebecca Neckritz
National Engagement Coordinator
Becca Newman
Becca Newman
Director of Community Engagement
Amaya Phillips
Amaya Phillips
Special Project Liason
Matt Rosenberg
Matt Rosenberg
COO
Hannah Rosenberg
Hannah Rosenberg
Research Administrator
Chava Devorah Rotberg
Chava Devorah Rotberg
Strategic Projects Coordinator
Pam S.
Pam S.
Research Analyst
Aileen Sarshalom
Aileen Sarshalom
Operations Coordinator
Alona Shaked
Alona Shaked
Director of Advocacy
Carly Sheinfeld
Carly Sheinfeld
Administrator
Jenna Silverman
Jenna Silverman
Executive Assistant
Dave Sorani
Dave Sorani
CEO

Executive Advisory Board

Jane Angel
Occam Global
Jonathan Anschell
Mattel
‍Joe Asher
William Hill
‍Philip Barach
Doubleline
‍Bob Beitcher
Motion Picture and Television Fund
‍Ben Brandler
Wells Fargo (New York)
Larry Braun
Sheppard Mullin
Robert Cohen
Doubleline Capital
‍Curtis Chambers
Uber (SF)
Scott Cohen
byte
Scott Cooper
Tegria
‍Brian Davidoff
Greenberg & Glusker
Philip de Toledo
The Capital Group
Jeff Epstein
Bessemer Venture Partners (SF)
‍David Feinberg
Sack Properties (SF)
John Frank
Oaktree Capital
‍*James B. Freedman
Intrepid Investment Bankers
‍Joel Fried
PRIMECAP Management Co.
Andrew Friedman
Shorenstein Company (San Francisco)
Amy Friedlander Hoffman
Liquid Death
‍Mark Friedman
Entrepreneur
‍Scott Friedman
Rare Beauty
Neil Garfinkel
AGMB Law
‍Doug Goldman
Certain Software (San Francisco)
Steve Green
Kibel Green
‍Sherry Gunther
POPmedia Brands
Jeri J. Harman
Avante Mezzanine Partners
‍Stacy Harrison
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe
‍Andrew Hauptman
Andell Inc‍
Jon Hirshberg
JR286
Zachary Hoffman
First Republic Bank (San Francisco)
David Hornik
August Capital (San Francisco)
‍Stephen Kaplan
Oaktree Capital Management
Ilene Kobert
Subway
‍Tyler Korff
National Amusements
‍Michael Kraus
Expak Logistics
Ethan Kurzweil
Bessemer Venture PartnersProf. Laurie Levenson, Loyola Law School
‍Estela Wolf Levin
The Capital Group
Glen Lewy
Hudson Venture Partners
Jamie McCourt
US Ambassador to France & Monaco (ret.)
‍Laurence Midler
CBRE
‍Adam Miller
Cornerstone on Demand
Steve Miller
Origin Ventures (Chicago)
‍Dave Mirsky
Pacific Rim Capital
‍Steven Nichols
K-Swiss
‍Shelby Notkin
The Capital Group
Larry Platt
Strategy Advantage
AJ Prager
Prager Strategic Group
‍Adam Reich
Paul Hastings (Chicago)
‍Steve Robinson
Reimagine
‍Alexandra Rosen
GoDaddy
Kate Rubenstein
Blackstone
‍Yoni Saban
Saban Brands Israel, Ltd.
‍Ted Samuels
The Capital Group
‍Scott Sandler
The Capital Group
Dave Saxe
Calvera Partners (San Francisco)
Steve Segall
Evercore
‍Neal Schore
Triton Media Group
‍Jeff Schwartz
Corbel Capital Partners
‍James Segil
Openpath
Orrin Shifrin
Equity Commonwealth (Chicago)
‍Brian Singer
Nobl9 (Boston)
‍Gary Singer
RSI Holding LLC
Mike Singer
Strategic Partners
‍Jonathan Skogmo
Jukin Media
Sheryl Skolnick
Optum (New York)
‍Michael Sorochinsky
Cypress Equity Investments
‍Howard Stern
Stern and Associates LLC
Josh Ufberg
Atalaya Capital Management
‍John Usdan
Midwood Trading Co (New York)
Andrea Wainer
Abbott (Chicago)
Ben Walter
JP Morgan Chase
Brian Weinstein
Bad Robot
‍Rabbi Dave Sorani
JGO