Friends of Edut 710

Aaron Weil is a Nonprofit Consultant specializing in strategic planning, visioneering, and developing strong organizations at the Board, Staff, and donor levels.

He is a former CEO of two separate Hillels and holds a Master's Degree in Jewish Non-Profit Management. Aaron returned to Israel with his wife 3 1/2 years ago and currently lives in Ra'anana.

Adam Eilenberg is a founding partner of Eilenberg & Krause LLC in New York, specializing in corporate and securities law.  He focuses on representing entrepreneurial, growth companies, as well as investors, with a emphasis on the life sciences and technology industries, and in particular Israeli companies seeking access to US capital markets.

Adam is an avid backpacker, camper and kayaker.

Ahuvi Goldin is a dedicated nonprofit development executive with extensive experience in advancing mission-driven initiatives and fostering impactful community engagement. With a strong background in strategic planning and fundraising, Ahuvi excels at building relationships and collaborating with diverse stakeholders.

Seasoned high-tech executive with over 30 years of experience in technical, operational, and leadership roles. Expertise spans large enterprises, mid-sized firms, and start-ups across both private and public sectors. Held diverse positions throughout the solution value chain—from product definition and go-to-market strategy to business development and operations. Passionate about building high-performing teams with a strong commitment to execution excellence.

Since transitioning from the corporate workforce, Aliza has dedicated her professional efforts to mentoring entrepreneurs and supporting non-profit organizations focused on the Jewish community, peace initiatives, and shared society.

Bruce Gimpel is a seasoned financial executive and CPA with over 30 years of leadership experience in the financial services, alternative investments, and nonprofit sectors. He has held senior roles including CFO at Innovation: Africa, COO at Permal Group, Director of Client Relations at Trustmoore, and Senior Tax Manager at Ernst & Young. As a consultant, he provides outsourced CFO and COO services, business development, and project management. Bruce holds an M.S. in Taxation from the University at Albany and a B.S. in Accounting from Binghamton University.

David Cohen-Mintz is a senior investment banker at Citi Group with over 20 years of experience advising clients on mergers and acquisitions, capital markets, and strategic transactions. Before joining Citi, he spent six years at Goldman Sachs and fifteen years at Rothschild & Co. He holds an LL.B. and a B.A. in Economics from Tel Aviv University, and an MBA from NYU’s Stern School of Business.

David Schatsky is a technology industry analyst and creator of insight services that shape executive action and drive growth. He lives in New York City and is a long-time member of a vibrant Jewish community there.

Justin Pressman is Executive Director, Western Region, for the American Friends of the Hebrew University, Israel’s leading academic institution. A nonprofit executive with over a decade of leadership and philanthropy experience, he previously served as West Coast Executive Director for the Israel Philharmonic American Friends. Earlier in his career, Justin worked with the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra and Los Angeles LGBT Center. A Fulbright scholar in Russia, he researched the country’s musical institutions and conducted at the St. Petersburg State Conservatory and Mariinsky Theatre. Originally from Cleveland, Justin holds a B.M. in Trumpet Performance from the University of Miami and lives in Los Angeles, where he enjoys gardening and beekeeping.

Nahum Precel was born in Chile. He has a MBA from Tel Aviv University (Finance and Organizational Behavior). He is retired from the Banking industry in senior management positions in Israel and abroad. Nahum is a musician, spouse, father and grandfather. He is the son to Holocaust and Concentration Camps survivors. He documented his parents ordeal at the end of their lives. Making sure that testimonies of people that endured the horrific events of October 7 are recorded is of utmost personal significance for him. He is trying to contribute to the organization as Chairman of the Audit Committee, raising funds and translation.

Paige Fishman is a law student at Columbia University, where she served on the board of the Jewish Law Students Association. She had just begun law school when the events of October 7 occurred. Previously, she studied Urban Studies at the University of Pennsylvania.

Ram Willner, PhD (DBA) was born in Israel and raised in the U.S., where his father pursued a research career after becoming the Weizmann Institute’s first PhD graduate. A longtime Orange County resident with deep ties to Israel, Ram has visited over 130 times. He earned his doctorate at Harvard and served as a professor of mathematical finance at Dartmouth, NYU, and UC Irvine. His professional career includes senior roles at PIMCO, Morgan Stanley Asset Management, and Bank of America, and he retired as Managing Director at Berkeley Research Group. Now based in Tel Aviv, Ram is proud to support Edut 710’s mission as a member of its advisory board.

Rick Hirschhaut has served since 2019 as Director of AJC Los Angeles, leading the organization’s advocacy across Southern California and the western U.S.

With nearly 40 years of experience in Jewish communal leadership and human rights work, he previously held senior roles at ADL, the Illinois Holocaust Museum (which he helped establish), JDC, and American Friends of Rambam. He led humanitarian missions to Ukraine, Ethiopia, and Cuba and spearheaded the 20th commemoration of the Rwandan Genocide.

Under his leadership, the Illinois Holocaust Museum opened in 2009 to international acclaim. In 2013, he received an Emmy Award as Co-Executive Producer of “Skokie: Invaded but Not Conquered.”

Steve Tepper is a New York lawyer, recently retired from Arnold & Porter, where his practice included a broad range of corporate and financial transactions, including representation of the State of Israel and other sovereigns in finance matters.  Steve is also active in several not-for-profits, including Innovation: Africa and Selfhelp Community Services, and is a member of the adjunct faculty at Columbia Law School.