Team Group: American Board

Dr. Elena Itskovich, a PhD in stem cell biology, with advanced degrees from Weizmann Institute, and Cambridge and Stanford Universities. She has recently founded Nest Catalyst, an entrepreneurship program that nurtures scientific innovation by Israeli scientists worldwide. The program runs an annual cohort of 5-10 teams, where founders get tools and training by world experts … Read more

Talia Berger joined the board of directors of Jordan River Village in 2019 following several years that her eldest son, Oliver, attended the Village as a camper due to a challenging background of intractable epilepsy. The incredible impact those 5 days a year had on Oliver for the remaining 360 was substantial and Talia naturally … Read more

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 … Read more

Originally from Detroit, Linda Cedarbaum is a long time New Yorker and Connecticut resident with strong personal and family connections to Israel. Her career spans the worlds of early childhood and aging services, from early childhood mental health, education, toy invention, and picture book author to horticultural therapy with cognitively impaired elderly. She is currently … Read more

Lanie has spent her entire career in the non-profit sector, holding development positions at the New York Philharmonic, Beth Israel Medical Center, United Hospice of Rockland and The New Jewish Home.  In her current role as Executive Director of the Familial Dysautonomia Foundation, Lanie leads an organization that raises funds and awareness to support those … Read more

Matthew Kayton has over 25 years’ experience in real estate settlement services, mortgage servicing and P&C insurance industries.  Throughout Matthew’s career he has served as operator, investor and consultant for a number of businesses in a variety of fields including title insurance, specialty lines of insurance, legal services, land surveying, mortgage services, telecom support, off-shore … Read more

Ron Krudo, was born in New York to two Israeli parents and, after moving at a young age, has spent most of his life in Florida. He received his undergraduate and master’s degrees from Florida State University. During his time on campus, Ron worked for the Hillel at FSU overseeing all programming and engagement initiatives. … Read more

Lance is a graduate of The University of Pennsylvania and Columbia Law School, has been practicing commercial real estate law, with a focus on real estate finance, for more than twenty years, most recently at the international law firm O’Melveny & Myers. Lance has been deeply involved with several Jewish and Israeli organizations, including Columbia-Barnard … Read more

David Nevas is a General Partner at Rittenhouse Ventures,  and has over 20 years of investing, operating and advisory experience with early and growth-stage software companies. He was previously a Partner at Edison Partners, venture capital and growth equity investment firm, where he was involved in over twenty financings during his 12-year tenure. While at … Read more

Michelle (Mickey) Schwartz is a founding partner of Steve & Andy’s Organics, a food company using organic and gluten free ingredients. She is a Managing Director of Golden Seeds, an early-stage investment firm focusing on women-led businesses, and has owned a contemporary Israeli art business for over 20 years. Mickey has a BSN in Nursing … Read more