Elan Carr is the CEO of the Israeli American Council (IAC) and brings to this role his extensive experience as a senior U.S. diplomat, criminal prosecutor, military officer, and community leader. He is a passionate advocate for uniting the Israeli-American and Jewish-American community around our shared heritage and love for Israel. Elan has dedicated his […]
Amir Hadar is an entrepreneur, civic leader, and philanthropist whose work spans healthcare, real estate, and Jewish communal life in North America and Israel. He is Co-Founder and CEO of MLM Hearing, LLC, a leading hearing healthcare platform with nearly 200 clinics across the U.S. and Canada. In 2019, Amir successfully exited Belsono Management Group,
Tal has been in the real estate industry for over two decades as an investor and operator. He has experience with residential and office properties. Hackmey’s current focus is on multi-family developments. Tal was born and raised in Israel. Prior to moving to the US, Tal served in the Israeli Defense Forces and graduated Tel
Lydia is a computer engineer with expertise in numerical analysis and modern mathematics. Lydia worked with NASA designing new military aircraft. Following her work at NASA, Lydia moved to the Silicone Valley and helped design the first Window interface on personal computers. Following her move to Cleveland, Lydia returned to work at NASA and helped
Jacky Teplitzky is among the country’s elite residential real estate brokers. The leader of the Jacky Teplitzky team and a licensed associate broker at Douglas Elliman in New York and Douglas Elliman Florida, she has sold over one billion dollars in real estate to investors, buyers and sellers in NY, Miami, South America, Europe and
As the Co-founder and President of Life Alert Emergency Response Inc., the industry leader in personal emergency response systems, Miriam has dedicated her life to helping others. Born in Tunisia, Miriam immigrated to Israel and served in the Israeli Defense Forces during the Six-Day War. She came to the United States in the 1970’s and
Yossi Rabinovitz was born in Tel Aviv and immigrated to California in 1979. Always the entrepreneur, he founded JMR Electronics while still a student at CSUN. JMR is a pioneer in the hi-tech industry providing storage for computers; Yossi went on to win the prestigious Ernest and Young Entrepreneur of the Year award. He was
As an astute business development and expansion leader known for crafting the requisite strategic vision to achieve business goals, Alon Mor offers a unique blend of executive acumen, team building, corporate leadership, and multi-operations management credited with strong ROI and operational improvement at Garbanzo Mediterranean Grill. As the President & CEO, Alon has driven success
Yossie Hollander is a successful software entrepreneur and philanthropist. Hollander, who lives in Irvine, California, spent 40 years building technology companies in the United States and Israel. Over the years, Hollander founded several successful public and private technology companies. For the past 20 years, he has dedicated himself to philanthropy, with a major focus on
Kfir Gavrieli is the co-founder and CEO of Tieks. Tieks designs and sells a line of women’s flat shoes known for its signature split-sole, Italian leather, comfort and portability. Tieks was one of the early brands to sell exclusively through its own website and today is one of the top web-only fashion brands in the
Alpert, an entrepreneur and businessman arrived in the US in 1977 after his military service in the IDF and after studying in Tel Aviv University Law School. In 1979, Alpert formed Oro Alexander, a thriving jewelry company. Oro Alexander manufactures diamond jewelry in Thailand and is internationally marketed within the United States, Canada, and Europe.
Adam Milstein is a real estate investor, community leader, and active philanthropist. As the President of the Adam and Gila Milstein Family Foundation, his philanthropic work is centered on strengthening the State of Israel and the Jewish People. A native of Israel, Adam Milstein served in the IDF during the Yom Kippur War, and graduated from the Technion
Shawn Evenhaim is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Los Angeles based Balaciano Group and is widely recognized as one of the leading residential developers in the Los Angeles market. He is the recipient of the prestigious Builder of the Year Award and has led the development of more than 3 million square feet
Saidoff is the founder and principal owner of Capital Foresight, a closely-held commercial real estate holding company. Saidoff is a member of the American Jewish Committee (AJC), Board of Governors. He also serves as the Los Angeles Chapter Chair of the Middle-East Subcommittee. Saidoff serves on the Executive Board of StandWithUs. Among other organizations, Naty
Tal Shuster is an entrepreneur, community leader, and dedicated advocate for strengthening the Israeli-American connection. Born and raised in Israel, Tal served as an officer in the Israel Defense Forces before moving to the United States to pursue her education. She holds a degree in Economics and Psychology from Rutgers University and a master’s in
Dr. Avi Almozlino is the Chief of a large Neurology Division at a Boston area hospital. He graduated from the Sackler School of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Israel and completed his neurology residency and cognitive/behavioral neurology fellowship at Boston Medical Center. He has served on the Advisory Boards of various biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies and has
