Staff Bios
Dr. Jeffrey R. Solomon
Dr. Jeffrey R. Solomon is the president of the Andrea and Charles Bronfman
Philanthropies. As such he provides professional leadership to its philanthropic
efforts primarily in the Jewish community, focusing on projects and
initiatives in Canada, Israel and the United States. Among the foundation’s
innovative launches are birthright israel and Reboot, two initiatives
aimed at connecting young, assimilated Jews to their tradition as well
as The Gift of New York, a powerful response to September 11, helping
to heal families of victims through the power of culture. He previously
served as the Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of UJA-Federation
of New York.
Other past positions include executive positions at Altro Health &
Rehabilitation Services, Miami Jewish Home and Hospital for the Aged
and Jewish Family and Children's Services in Miami. Dr. Solomon also
served with the City, State and Federal Governments. An author of over
70 publications, he serves as adjunct associate professor at New York
University and sits on numerous nonprofit and foundation boards including
the Council of Foundations and the Foundation for the Jewish Community.
He is a founding trustee of the World Bank – World Faiths Development
Dialogue and has received a number of honors from professional associations
and universities.
Roger Bennett
Roger Bennett is Senior Vice President at the
Andrea and Charles Bronfman Philanthropies in New York. He is
the founder, with Rachel Levin of Righteous Persons Foundation, of the
Reboot Summit, an innovative network gathering some of the brightest
young thinkers from the entertainment, media, marketing, tech, politics
and social activism spheres to examine what it means, and what it could
mean to be Jewish in America today. He also helped develop Natan, a
philanthropic network for young Jews aspiring to shape the Jewish future.
He was previously the Director for North American Programs at the New
Israel Fund in Washington, D.C., and the Director of Policy at the Jewish
Council on Urban Affairs in Chicago, focusing on welfare to work issues.
He is on the Boards of The Skirball Center, The Jewish Coalition for Service,
The Research Center of the JCCA, and the Joshua Venture. He is co-author
of the book Bar Mitzvah
Disco.
Sharna Goldseker
Sharna Goldseker is Vice President at the Andrea and Charles Bronfman Philanthropies (ACBP) where she directs 21/64, a division specializing in next generation and multi-generational strategic philanthropy. In that capacity, Sharna manages Grand Street, a network for 18-28 year olds who are or will be involved in their family’s philanthropy; develops philanthropic tools; and, speaks and consults on multigenerational philanthropy with families, foundations and family offices.
Previous to ACBP, Sharna was a program officer at Philanthropy Advisors, a multi-family foundation office in New York, where she managed grantmaking in the areas of legal rights, reproductive health, social justice and the environment. Sharna was also a project coordinator for Enterprise Homes, a subsidiary of The Enterprise Foundation, where she developed affordable rental and for-sale housing in Maryland.
Sharna has a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Pennsylvania with a double major in Urban Studies and Religious Studies. She has a Masters in Public Administration in Non-Profit Management from New York University’s Robert F. Wagner School of Public Service where she was the inaugural Charles Tenney Fellow.
Sharna currently serves on the board of the Goldseker Foundation and serves as Chair of the Committee on Family Philanthropy at the Council on Foundation.
Allison Sole
Allison Sole is the Deputy Director of 21/64 at the Andrea and Charles Bronfman Philanthropies (ACBP). Prior to joining ACBP, Allison was at the Arnold P. Gold Foundation for Humanism in Medicine, where she was most recently Director of Programs. Previously, as the Foundation’s Program Officer, she cultivated the Gold Humanism Honor Society, a society recognizing select medical students, residents, and faculty for compassionate, relationship-centered care at medical schools across North America, among other programs across the medical educational – and generational – continuum. Allison was also an educational consultant for youth and an academic book editor.
Allison holds a Bachelor of Arts in English from Duke University and a Master of Arts in Health Advocacy from Sarah Lawrence College.
Jason Soloway
Jason Soloway is the Director of Special Projects at The Andrea and Charles Bronfman Philanthropies (ACBP) where he directs B3 (Building Birthright Israel Brand), a collaborative grant program with the Birthright Israel Foundation, Jewish federations, and the United Jewish Communities. In addition, he consults with families, foundations, and federations on issues related to multigenerational philanthropy through ACBP’s 21/64 division. Jason also manages ACBP grants dealing with the environment, education, and identity in North America and Israel.
Born in Toronto, Jason graduated from the University of Western Ontario in 1999 with a Master’s in Arts in Comparative Literature focusing on issues of Jewish identity and Israel. In 2001, he received a dual Master’s degree in Management and Jewish Communal Service from Brandeis University. Jason serves on the boards of several of non-profits in the areas of arts, education, and health care and is a Senior Advisor to the Budd Surgarman Foundation where he is responsible for allocations directed to the arts, healthcare, and civic improvement.
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