Claude grew up in NYC, attended Ithaca College and the Sorbonne for his BA, and then attended UCLA, U of Houston and NYU for an unfinished MBA. After living in France for a short time, he returned to NY in 1980 and joined Lehman Brothers and subsequently Oppenheimer and Co. In the 1990s Claude founded a long distance telephone company which was sold in 1999. In the non-profit arena Claude created several programs focused on strengthening the Jewish commitment of young Jews including the Outreach program “Traditions on Wheels” which was successfully duplicated in over 50 communities in North America. He has served as the Campaign Chair for the United Jewish Federation of Stamford, CT, worked on the UJF executive committee, and is currently on the board of Arts for Healing and the UConn Chapter of Hillel. Claude founded the Teen Tzedakah program in the greater Stamford area that had at one time 225 members. Claude’s biggest love is his work for Jordan River Village. Claude has been married to Melody for more than 30 years. They have 2 adult children Alex and Matthew and 3 grandchildren.
