2025 Shared Values Project Cohort
Dafni Bar Nathan
Public Policy Portfolio Manager, Schusterman Family Philanthropies
Renata Ben Abraham
Committee Coordinator, The Knesset
Sam Crystal
Chief of Staff and Communications Director, Jewish Democratic Council of America (JDCA)
Amit Efrati
Deputy Director General, Ministry for Diaspora Affairs and Combating Antisemitism
Uriel Epshtein
CEO, Renew Democracy Initiative
Dan Granot
National Director of Antisemitism Policy, ADL (Anti-Defamation League)
Sydney Levin Epstein
New Leadership Council Board, Jewish Democratic Council of America
Dammara Markowitz
Israel Board Chair, Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies
Eran Nissan
CEO, Mehazkim
Ariel Morvari-Moav
Head of Public Policy, Judaism and State Policy Center at the Shalom Hartman Institute
Shanna Orlik
Co-founder, Hitorerut-Rise
Israel Piekrash
CEO and Co-founder, the Anahnu Movement
Itay Satat
Chief of Staff to the Executive Director of INSS, Maj. Gen. (res.) Tamir Hayman
Leah Siskind
Artificial Intelligence (AI) Research Fellow, Center on Cyber and Technology Innovation at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies
Fainy Sukenik
Founder, Baasher Telchi; Leads Partnerships, Drawing the Lines
Chanan Weissman
Former State Department and White House Official
Gal Yaacobi
Head of Strategic Planning, Israel’s Capital Market, Insurance and Savings Authority
Alana Zeitchik
Israeli-American Advocate, Writer, and Media Professional
Anonymous Participant
Non Profit Consultant
Anonymous Participant
Senior Israeli Political Advisor
Anonymous Participant
Founder, Political Advisory Firm
Anonymous Participant
Founder, Emerging Tech Advisory Firm
2023 Shared Values Project Cohort
Eyal Akerman
Fmr. Council Member, Tel Aviv City Council; Founder, HAALO
Eloise Bahrmasel
Engagement Strategist and Entrepreneur
Ariel Beery
Founder and Fmr. CEO, PresenTense Group; Co-Founder and General Partner, CoVelocity
Danel Ben Namer
Co-Founder and CEO, Shrinking the Conflict Initiative
Shay Bialik
Director of Global Sustainability and Ethics, Strauss Group
Daniel Bral
Director of Education & Partnerships, Project Shema
Kate Chavez
Executive Director of High School Affairs, StandWithUs
Ido Dembin
Executive Director, Molad
Roei Eisenberg
Founder, Bayit Consulting; Fmr. Senior Editor, Ynetnews; Jewish Life Vice Chair, JFNA's National Young Leadership Cabinet
Goni Frenkel
Strategic Consultant and Freelance Advisor
R. I.
Co-Founder, Have You Seen the Horizon Lately
Nitzan Kahana
CEO, LESHEM-MA; Fmr. Director of Government Affairs, Berl Katznelson Foundation
Eyal
Economist
Dona Raz Levy
Fmr. Head of Public Affairs for Emerging Markets, Google
Alon Shachar
Fmr. Executive Director, Jerusalem Open House for Pride and Tolerance (JOH)
Amalia Reich
Public Policy Portfolio Manager, Schusterman Family Philanthropies
Tel Aviv Widrich-Didio
Council Member, Ramat Gan City Municipality; Director of Strategic Planning for LGBTQ+, Tel Aviv Yafo Municipality
Zachary Schaffer
Co-Founder and Vice President of Community Engagement, Project Shema
Jonathan Alden
Vice President, BlackRock; ACCESS Global Board Vice President; AJC
Adina Schwartz
Associate Vice President, Governance and Operations, Jewish Federations of North America
Barak Sella
Fmr. Director, Reut Group; Research Fellow for Middle East Initiative, Harvard Kennedy School
Miriam Sella
Founder, Jerusalem Media Cooperative ‘Co.Media’; Vice-Chairman, ‘Hitorerut’ Movement; Jerusalem City Council Member
Erica Shaps
Educational Programs Manager, Inter- Agency Task Force on Israeli Arab Issues (IATF)
Mor Yahalom
Fmr. Chief of Staff, Former Deputy Foreign Minister Idan Roll
Tema Smith
Director of Jewish Outreach and Partnerships, ADL
Zak Malamed
Co-founder and Executive Director, The Next 50; Fmr. Founder and Executive Director, Student Voice
Yona Melchers
Political & Strategic Consultant, Number 10 Strategies LLP; Fmr. Middle East Fellow, Office of Congressman Ted Deutch
Lital Shochat Chertow
Director of Communications, Microsoft Israel R&D; Founder, DiploMarket
Adina Wollner
Cybersecurity Policy Advisor, Senator Adam Schiff