Bruce Leboff
Chairman,
World Board of Trustees
Keren Hayesod’s Leadership
Statutory Committees
Keren Hayesod is governed by its Articles of Incorporation, which describes its statutory organs, comprised of global leaders dedicated to supporting the people of Israel. Composed of campaign representatives (50%) and representatives of the World Zionist Organization (50%), all statutory committee members are selected from the World Board of Trustees.
World Board of Trustees
The World Board of Trustees serves as Keren Hayesod’s General Assembly and contains 32 members, 16 of which represent the campaigns, in accordance with the distribution key outlined in Keren Hayesod’s Articles. The remaining 16 members are representatives of the WZO Executive. Its role, among others, is to determine the strategy and policy of Keren Hayesod and deal with the Company’s operating budget.
Steven Lowy AM
Australia
Sam Grundwerg
World Chairman
Jerusalem, Israel
Sammy Endzweig
Germany
Yohanna Arbib-Perugia
Rome, Italy
Judith Oks
Paris, France
Harold Finger OAM
Australia
Ariella Rohringer
Toronto, Canada
Yaakov Hagoel
Israel
Sergio Edelstein
Israel
Rabbi Mauricio Balter
Israel
Gael Grunewald
Israel
Rabbi Doron (Laurence) Perez
Israel
Silvio Joskowicz
Israel
Dr. Yizhar Hess
Israel
Esther Mor
Israel
Nerya Meir
Israel
Dr. David Kornfeld
Israel
Yishai Merling
Israel
Shalom Reuven
Israel
David Bernstein
Israel
Charles O. Kaufman
Austin, Texas
Gil Segal
Israel
Lance Michael Rosenberg
Sydney, Australia
Sergio Oberlander
Montevideo, Uruguay
Rafael Nasser
Sao Paulo
Martin Moshal
Oren Kaplan
Estrella Cohen
Madrid, Spain
Armelle Gaussin
Geneva, Switzerland
Lina Kably
Mexico
Board of Directors
Keren Hayesod’s Board of Directors has eight members: four representatives of the campaigns and four representatives of the World Zionist Organization. All eight are members of Keren Hayesod’s World Board of Trustees. The Board of Directors is responsible for implementing and executing the Organization’s policy and preparing its annual financial statements.
Budget & Finance Committee
The Budget & Finance Committee is a committee of the Board of Directors and therefore its eight members are equally divided: four representatives of the campaigns and four of the World Zionist Organization. All eight must be members of Keren Hayesod’s World Board of Trustees.
The Committee annually prepares the financial statements and submits a proposed budget for review by the Board of Directors and the World Board of Trustees.
Non-Statutory Committees
Keren Hayesod additionally manages non-statutory committees, consisting of global campaign representatives and leadership who advise and assist in navigating Keren Hayesod’s path forward. The main committees are:
Campaign Executive
The primary role of this committee, appointed by the Chairman of the World Board of Trustees from among Campaign leadership, is to advise the Chairman on any short or long-term strategic campaign matters.
Edna Weinstock-Gabay
CEO & Director General
Jerusalem, Israel
Sammy Endzweig
Germany
Ariella Rohringer
Toronto, Canada
Sergio Oberlander
Montevideo, Uruguay
Rafael Nasser
Sao Paulo
Estrella Cohen
Madrid, Spain
Gary Perlstein
Australia
Peter Horovitz
Australia
Dan Serfaty
France
Gil Gidron
Spain
Lina Kably
Mexico
Philip Krawitz
South Africa
David Velik
Australia
Advisory Board Committee
The Advisory Board consists of former Campaign Executive members. The Committee handles long-term strategic matters and advises both the Chairman of the World Board of Trustees and the World Chairman on any issues raised by the Campaign Executive.
Steven Lowy AM
Australia
Edna Weinstock-Gabay
CEO & Director General
Jerusalem, Israel
Mark Leibler AC
Melbourne, Australia
Daniel Liwerant
Mexico City, Mexico
Robert Herzl Kaplan
Cape Town, S. Africa
Yohanna Arbib-Perugia
Rome, Italy
Penny Hurst OAM
Sydney, Australia
Menno Emanuel Paktor
Amsterdam, Holland
Victoria Cohen de Reimers
Mexico City, Mexico
Dr. Thomas D. Zweifel
Zurich, Switzerland
Harvey Wolfe
Montreal, Canada
Amb. Avi Pazner
Israel
Ronni Benatoff
Italy
Sabby Mionis
