Daniel Lubetzky
Founder
Daniel Lubetzky is the Founder of OneVoice, the PeaceWorks Foundation, and PeaceWorks, LLC. Daniel is also the CEO and Founder of KIND Healthy Snacks and the KIND Movement, and is the co-founder of Maiyet.
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Daniel Lubetzky
Daniel Lubetzky is a business leader, investor, and social entrepreneur working to build bridges between people and increase appreciation for our shared humanity.
While best known as the founder of KIND Snacks, Daniel's foray into food was the unexpected outcome of his work to use business to bring neighbors in Middle Eastern conflict regions together. The son of a Holocaust survivor, he conceived nonprofits the OneVoice Movement, Empatico, and Lubetzky Family Foundation to foster empathy and encourage civil action based on critical thinking and nuanced discourse. Through his family office Equilibra, Daniel is committed to helping fellow entrepreneurs build their visions into thriving brands. Daniel also helped launch the Frontline Impact Project, a KIND Foundation initiative in partnership with Project N95 and more than 60 companies to support heroes on the frontlines of COVID-19.
Daniel is passionate about channeling business forces to achieve social good. With the introduction of the KIND's first fruit & nut bars in 2004, Daniel created a new healthy snacking category. He has since built KIND into one of America’s fastest-growing and most trusted snack companies. The now multi-billion-dollar brand is committed to creating a kinder and healthier world – one act, one snack at a time.
In 2019, Daniel was appointed to the Anti-Defamation League’s Inaugural Board of Directors. His work to create economically sustainable and socially impactful businesses has been lauded by the World Economic Forum, Skoll Foundation, Conscious Capitalism, Hispanic Heritage Foundation, and Horatio Alger Association. In 2015, Daniel was named a Presidential Ambassador for Global Entrepreneurship by President Obama. He is the author of The New York Times bestseller Do the KIND Thing and a recurring shark on ABC’s television series Shark Tank.
Daniel holds a BA in Economics and International Relations from Trinity University and JD from Stanford Law School. He is a proud US citizen, having emigrated from Mexico at age sixteen. He enjoys spending time with his family and practicing magic.
Dr. Jeffrey R. Solomon
Board Co-Chair
Dr. Jeffrey R. Solomon currently serves as Senior Advisor to Chasbro Investments, the family office of Charles Bronfman. For almost twenty years, he was the President of the Andrea and Charles Bronfman Philanthropies, a…
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Dr. Jeffrey R. Solomon
Dr. Jeffrey R. Solomon currently serves as Senior Advisor to Chasbro Investments, the family office of Charles Bronfman.
For almost twenty years, he was the President of the Andrea and Charles Bronfman Philanthropies, a group of foundations operating in Canada, Israel and the United States. Among the foundations’ innovative launches were Birthright Israel and Reboot, two initiatives aimed at connecting young, assimilated Jews to their tradition, The Gift of New York, a powerful response to September 11, helping to heal families of victims through the power of culture, and Project Involvement, an educational reform program serving some 265,000 Israeli elementary school students.
He currently sits on the Boards of the Leichtag Foundation in San Diego, the Jim Joseph Foundation in San Francisco and FJC: a Foundation of Philanthropic Funds in New York. He is the Chair of Leading Edge, an organization aimed at talent acquisition and retention in the Jewish community and serves as an officer of the Peaceworks Foundation and the Diabetes Media Foundation. He also served on the Board of the Council on Foundations, where he chaired the Committee on Ethics and Practice and sat on its Executive Committee. He is a founding trustee of the World Faiths Development Dialogue and has received a number of honors from professional associations and universities.
He previously served as the Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of UJA-Federation of New York. Other past positions include executive roles at Altro Health & Rehabilitation Services in New York, Miami Jewish Home and Hospital for the Aged and Jewish Family and Children's Services in Miami. Dr. Solomon also served with the City, State and Federal Governments. He is an author of over 120 publications in both professional journals and outlets such as The Financial Times and Wall Street Journal, he served as an adjunct associate professor in the masters and doctorate programs of New York University School of Social Work.
His widely acclaimed book, The Art of Giving: Where the Soul Meets a Business Plan, co-authored with Charles Bronfman, was published by Wiley/Jossey-Bass in October, 2009. It has been awarded the Axiom Gold Medal in philanthropy and has been translated and published in South Korea. The sequel, The Art of Doing Good: Where Passion Meets Action, also published by Wiley/Jossey-Bass (September, 2012), which explores the principles and practices of nonprofit social enterprise, extracting the lessons from the journeys of eighteen social entrepreneurs.
Lois Perelson-Gross
Board Co-Chair
Lois Perelson-Gross was formerly a vice president in the Municipal Finance Department of Goldman, Sachs & Co. She is currently pursuing a career in Humanistic Medicine and recently completed a Master of Science in Narrative…
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Lois Perelson-Gross
Lois Perelson-Gross was formerly a vice president in the Municipal Finance Department of Goldman, Sachs & Co. She is currently pursuing a career in Humanistic Medicine and recently completed a Master of Science in Narrative Medicine at Columbia University as well as coursework at the Clinical Pastoral Education program of the HealthCare Chaplaincy of New York. She is currently studying for a Doctor of Ministry (D.Min) at Hebrew Union College/Jewish Institute of Religion
She recently completed a nine-year term on the Smith College Board of Trustees where she served on the Executive Committee and as chair of various committees including as the founding chair of the Institutional Advancement Committee. She served as a member of the Executive Committee of the Board of Trustees of The Dalton School in New York City. She is a former member of the Cabinet of the Caring Commission of UJA/Federation of New York, the former Chair of its Health, Healing and Hospice Committee, and the founding Chair of its Committee on Mental Health and Wellness. Lois has also served as a trustee of The Children’s Center Foundation at Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York. She is currently a member of New York Advisory Council of The Schwartz Center for Compassionate Healthcare and of the J Street New York Region Leadership Committee. She is a member of the Global Leadership Council for Seeds of Peace and the Co-Chair of the PeaceWorks/OneVoice Foundation Board.
Lois received an undergraduate degree Phi Beta Kappa and magna cum laude with highest honors in history from Smith College, an M.B.A. from Columbia Business School and an M.S. In Narrative Medicine from the Columbia University School of Professional Studies. She and her husband have three children. She resides in New York City.
Ariel Recanati
Ariel Recanati is President and Director of Maritime Overseas Corporation, a private family management company. Ariel was the co-founder of Waterlogic Plc (“Waterlogic”), a leading designer, manufacturer and distributor…
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Ariel Recanati
Ariel Recanati is President and Director of Maritime Overseas Corporation, a private family management company. Ariel was the co-founder of Waterlogic Plc (“Waterlogic”), a leading designer, manufacturer and distributor of mains attached point of use drinking water purification and dispensing systems. He served as Waterlogic’s Non-Executive Chairman since its inception in 1992 until its sale in 2015.
Ariel was a Director and Member of the Audit Committee of Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc. (“OSG”), a publicly traded company and one of the world’s leading bulk shipping companies engaged primarily in the ocean transportation of crude oil and petroleum products. He was Senior Vice President and Chief Strategic and Planning Officer of OSG from 1998 until 2003. Prior to that, he held numerous positions with subsidiaries of OSG, including Vice President of Chartering and Managing Director of OSG’s management subsidiary in the UK. He is a graduate of the London School of Economics, with a BSc. in Economics. In addition to his work with the PeaceWorks Foundation and OneVoice, Ariel has been involved in several educational and philanthropic organizations, serving as a member of the Board of Trustees of the Dalton School, in New York City (until June 2011), Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Leon Recanati Institute for Maritime Studies at the University of Haifa (until July 2016), and as a Member of the Advisory Board of Arnhold Institute for Global Health at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York (until 2016). Ariel and his wife Tal are also chairs of the American Friends of Darkenu Board.
Elisabeth Russin Turner
Elisabeth Turner graduated with Honors from Tulane University. She previously served as Assistant to Ambassador Uriel Savir, Consul General of Israel to New York. Ambassador Savir was one of the chief architects of the Oslo…
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Elisabeth Russin Turner
Elisabeth Turner graduated with Honors from Tulane University. She previously served as Assistant to Ambassador Uriel Savir, Consul General of Israel to New York. Ambassador Savir was one of the chief architects of the Oslo Agreement. After earning her MA in Middle East Studies from Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies, she was Director of Levant International, a private conglomerate of investment banks, international infrastructure companies and prominent Arab and Israeli companies. The brainchild of Shimon Peres, Levant sought to create “economic facts on the ground” by joining Arab and Israelis in mutually beneficial large infrastructure projects. Elisabeth then went to work for Lehman Brother’s Infrastructure and Utilities Investment Banking Group. Finally, she became Acting Director of the US-Morocco Trade and Investment Organization. In 2001 Elisabeth moved to Frankfurt Germany and then London UK with her husband and twin children. In 2012 Elisabeth repatriated to the U.S. with her husband and children and became active in a number of Jewish causes and lobbying groups including AIPAC, New Israel Fund and Greater Miami Dade UJA Women’s Amutot committee. Most recently she joined UJANY’s “Isolation to Inclusion Committee: Health and Wellbeing Issue Area”. Elisabeth currently lives in New York City with her husband, and her twin sons are students at Tulane University and Vassar College.
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Joel Kellman
Joel Kellman was a co-founder of Fenwick & West, a Silicon Valley law firm, now with 350+ attorneys. He later co-founded GGV Capital, a venture capital fund with more than $4 billion in investments, including in China and…
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Joel Kellman
Joel Kellman was a co-founder of Fenwick & West, a Silicon Valley law firm, now with 350+ attorneys. He later co-founded GGV Capital, a venture capital fund with more than $4 billion in investments, including in China and the United States. He is a graduate of Stuyvesant High School, Harpur College (of Binghamton University), St John’s Law School and NYU Law School (LLM).
Joel has been involved with OneVoice since its founding in 2002. A Brooklyn native, he resides in Northern California with his wife, Joy.
Marcia Riklis
Marcia Riklis is a businesswoman with a Master’s Degree in Business Administration from New York University. Marcia worked as an account executive at Grey Advertising and later joined her family business, a diverse conglomerate.…
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Marcia Riklis
Marcia Riklis is a businesswoman with a Master’s Degree in Business Administration from New York University. Marcia worked as an account executive at Grey Advertising and later joined her family business, a diverse conglomerate. In 1990, she founded a hair care business, which she later sold to focus on personal investments and philanthropic endeavors.
Marcia’s major involvements revolve around Israel, social services, women’s issues, organizational excellence, and opportunities for bringing together diverse voices. Marcia’s philanthropy ranges from small entrepreneurial projects that she can seed-fund and bring to scale, to working with large existing legacy organizations to help to increase their productivity. Marcia has devoted significant resources to the UJA Federation of New York, serving for eight years on the Executive Committee, for two of which she served as Campaign Chair. She presently chairs the IPAD committee, which is devoted to measuring and evaluating the impact of all of the work of UJA. Previously, she founded and chaired a special cross commission task force designed to encourage collaboration across all divisions at UJA as it relates to work in Israel.
As an entrepreneurial philanthropist, she helped to found OneVoice on Campus, a fast growing project, which brings together students of all faiths to engage in conflict resolution, particularly as it relates to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. She helped to found in Israel the Institute for Law and Philanthropy at Tel Aviv University, which is making an impact in encouraging Israelis to be involved in philanthropy. Another project involves working with Yehuda Kurtzer from The Hartman Institute on issues relating to Courageous Leadership in the Jewish Community. She also conceived and sponsored the writing of a unique textbook on the Israeli/Palestinian conflict which was team written by an Israeli, a Palestinian, and an Egyptian, designed to demonstrate for graduate students the differing narratives which can be created around the same facts.
Today, in addition to these involvements, Marcia is chairing The Jewish Funders Network. Her greatest joy and pride are her two children, David and Daniella, and her three granddaughters, Noa, Shira and Aria.
Michael Johnston
Michael Johnston is the Chief Philanthropic Officer for Daniel Lubetzky and President of the Lubetzky Family Foundation. Prior to joining Lubetzky Philanthropies Michael was President and CEO of the Jewish Community Foundation…
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Michael Johnston
Michael Johnston is the Chief Philanthropic Officer for Daniel Lubetzky and President of the Lubetzky Family Foundation. Prior to joining Lubetzky Philanthropies Michael was President and CEO of the Jewish Community Foundation of Greater Hartford (JCF). Among his accomplishments at the Foundation, Michael founded the Center for Innovative Philanthropy whose three part mission was to lead philanthropic innovation, build the capacity of nonprofit institutions and drive a culture of data driven decision making. Michael also led a unique, collaborative endowment raising campaign involving 28 independent nonprofit institutions designed not only to expand endowment, but to build a community culture of collaboration, trust and commitment to service. The effort raised more than $45MM (equal to $1.600 for every resident of the community).
Michael joined JCF in February of 2012 after having served as CEO of the United Way of Western Connecticut. During his tenure in the nonprofit sector, Michael has led initiatives in early childhood literacy, childhood obesity, seniors and aging, STEAM education (science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics), impact investing and venture philanthropy as well as being involved in a statewide nonprofit initiative in civic engagement and democracy. Prior to joining the philanthropic sector in a professional capacity, Michael spent more than 20 years working in financial services with a variety of firms including Moody’s Investors Service, Kidder, Peabody & Co., Paine Webber & Co., Sandler O’Neill + Partners, GE Capital and two venture capital backed e-commerce businesses.
Michael has served on the boards of several synagogues, the Interfaith Council of Southwestern Connecticut and the Advisory Board of Drew University’s Center for Civic Engagement as well as the Vice-Chair of the Connecticut Council for Philanthropy and currently serves on the Board of The KIND Foundation as Treasurer. Michael is also a trained “end of life Doula” - a program which provides companionship for the terminally ill. Michael holds Masters Degrees in Business Administration (MBA) and Urban Planning (MUP) from New York University and has a BA in Political Science from Drew University. He is married to Corinne, his bride of 32 years, and has a daughter, Andrea, who lives with her husband Alec Levin in Baltimore, MD.
Samer Hamadeh
Treasurer
Samer Hamadeh is founder & CEO of Zeel, which facilitates the delivery of massages on demand. An experienced entrepreneur, Samer has created, led and advised successful tech startups for nearly 20 years. In addition to serving…
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Samer Hamadeh
Samer Hamadeh is founder & CEO of Zeel, which facilitates the delivery of massages on demand. An experienced entrepreneur, Samer has created, led and advised successful tech startups for nearly 20 years.
In addition to serving on the PeaceWorks Foundation board, Samer is an angel investor, and/or advisor in nearly a dozen early-stage companies, including SaberEsPoder and Accela. Samer is also a mentor at several accelerators, including Blueprint Health, as well as a member of Young Presidents Organization (YPO)’s NY Metro chapter.
A David Rockefeller Fellow, Samer holds a BS in chemistry and an MS in chemical engineering from Stanford University.
Yoni Komorov
Yoni Komorov is a consultant to the Israel Democracy Institute. He was Vice President at the S. Daniel Abraham Center for Middle East Peace from 2010-2020. Prior to joining the Center, he was based in West Palm Beach, Florida…
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Yoni Komorov
Yoni Komorov is a consultant to the Israel Democracy Institute. He was Vice President at the S. Daniel Abraham Center for Middle East Peace from 2010-2020. Prior to joining the Center, he was based in West Palm Beach, Florida and served as Chief of Staff to the Chairman, S. Daniel Abraham. In this capacity, Yoni assisted Mr. Abraham with his various philanthropic ventures and also traveled extensively to the Middle East, accompanying Mr. Abraham on his track II diplomatic efforts. Yoni served as an officer in the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and moved to the United States in 2002 after completing his service in the IDF. Yoni graduated from the University of Miami in 2006 with a bachelor’s degree in International Relations and received his J.D. from the American University Washington College of Law in 2014. During his academic studies he worked as a research associate for the Public International Law and Policy Group and also as a foreign legal clerk at the Supreme Court in Jerusalem. From 2013-2018 he was a guest lecturer at Georgetown University School of Foreign Service where he delivered classes on Israel’s legal system and the role of the Supreme Court in Israeli society.
Denise Joseph
Acting Chair
Denise is a Chartered Accountant with experience in the commercial sector advising a diverse range of owner-managed businesses and public and private companies.
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Denise Joseph
Denise is a Chartered Accountant with experience in the commercial sector advising a diverse range of owner-managed businesses and public and private companies. She spent six years working as Fundraising and Finance Director and as well as one year as Co-Director of Mango, an award-winning U.K.-based charity that works to strengthen the financial management and accountability of NGOs working in humanitarian relief and development all around the world. Denise now runs two family businesses and works as a strategic finance and fundraising consultant in the third sector. Projects have included working with Vision for a Nation in Rwanda, Daniel Barenboim’s West Eastern Divan Orchestra and Peace and Sport, based in Monaco. She is a trustee of OneVoice Europe, a director of Nisa-Nashim, the Jewish Muslim Women’s Network and the JW3 London Jewish Cultural Centre development board; she is a co-opted member of the Finance Committee of Trust for London; she was previously a member of World Jewish Relief’s Finance and Resources Committee for five years to September 2015; she also assists the Advisory Boards of Mitzvah Day, Lead, a division of the Jewish Leadership Council and is an alumni mentor at the LSE. She is married to David and has three boys.
Fiona Cumberland
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Fiona Cumberland
Fiona is an associate director with global consultancy Kreab, based in London. A politics graduate, she has extensive experience representing clients ranging from corporations such as Airbus and MasterCard to high net worth individuals. She has also worked for a variety of governments, ranging from Sierra Leone during the Ebola crisis, the Obama White House and US State Department, the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Serbia, and the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs. A specialist in media, public affairs and reputation management, Fiona is bi-lingual French/English and has lived and travelled extensively throughout Europe, the Balkans, Russia, and West Africa. She attended the United World College in the U.S., Sciences Po in France and Cardiff University.
John Lyndon
Formerly the Executive Director of OneVoice Europe, John was ALLMEP’s first European Director, founding its new office in Paris in 2018, before becoming the organization’s Executive Director a year later.
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John Lyndon
Formerly the Executive Director of OneVoice Europe, John was ALLMEP’s first European Director, founding its new office in Paris in 2018, before becoming the organization’s Executive Director a year later. He brings with him over a decade of experience leading NGOs concerned with conflict resolution and international development, with a particular focus on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and the pivotal role civil society can play in any lasting resolution.
A regular contributor and commentator on events in the Middle East, his writing has featured in numerous international publications, including The Independent, Newsweek and TIME Magazine, and he is a frequent analyst on the BBC, CNN, France 24 and Sky News.
John received a BA in English Literature and History from University College Dublin, and an MA in International Relations from the University of Sheffield, where he won the 2007 Bethan Reeves Prize for his research on the Middle East. A former member of the Under 35 Steering Committee at the Royal Institute of International Affairs at Chatham House, John is also a Visiting Fellow at King’s College London’s Department of Middle Eastern Studies, and has delivered guest lectures at the London School of Economics, Sciences Po Lille, and the University of Hull.
Russell Mishcon
Russell is a practicing commercial lawyer, with over 45 years of experience. A consultant with Mishcon de Reya, he also has business and philanthropic interests, and a Master’s degree (with distinction) in Voluntary Sector…
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Russell Mishcon
Russell is a practicing commercial lawyer, with over 45 years of experience. A consultant with Mishcon de Reya, he also has business and philanthropic interests, and a Master’s degree (with distinction) in Voluntary Sector Administration. He is a trustee of OneVoice Europe as well as three other charities. He and his wife, Marcia, to whom he has been married for 41 years, were members of the 2011 OneVoice delegation.
Joseph Swanson
Joseph Swanson is a Co-Head of Houlihan Lokey’s EMEA Restructuring Group. He was a member of the firm’s Board of Directors prior to the firm’s IPO in August 2015. Mr Swanson has more than two decades of investment…
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Joseph Swanson
Joseph Swanson is a Co-Head of Houlihan Lokey’s EMEA Restructuring Group. He was a member of the firm’s Board of Directors prior to the firm’s IPO in August 2015. Mr Swanson has more than two decades of investment banking experience, including corporate restructurings, M&A, and the issuance of both public and private debt and equity securities.
During recent years at Houlihan Lokey, Mr Swanson has provided restructuring advice to a major party in interest on a broad range of situations, including Arcapita, BTA Bank, Ferretti, CMA CGM, Novasep, Monier Group, UC Rusal, Dometic Group, Schefenacker, Infogrames Entertainment, Euro Disney, Welcome Break, MyTravel, Millicom International, Netia Holdings, Polestar Group, Ashanti Goldfields, IFCO Systems, and Brunner Mond, among others. He also sits on the High Yield Board of the Association for Financial Markets in Europe (AFME).
Before joining Houlihan Lokey, Mr Swanson worked for Bear Stearns & Co, where he managed various capital raising and financial advisory transactions as part of the firm’s generalist corporate finance group. He also managed Bear Stearns’ Latin American Structured Finance Group for three years, during which he was responsible for the issuance of the first mortgage-backed securities in Colombia and Mexico.
Mr Swanson holds a BA in International Economics from Johns Hopkins University, a Diploma in International Studies from the Nitze School of Advanced International Studies, and an MBA from Washington University’s Olin School. He is fluent in French, Italian, Spanish, and conversational German.