Ilan Baram spent the first 30 years of his career in the Israeli Air Force, beginning as a commander of an operational squadron and rising through the ranks to become the head of the Air Force Intelligence Division as a Brigadier General. In 2004-2006, Ilan served as the Air Force Attaché and Deputy Defense Attaché in Washington, DC. For the past eight years, Ilan has held chairman positions in three Israeli companies, most recently with Golden Number Solutions Group, which provides technical and operations solutions to the aviation industry. In a volunteer capacity, Ilan serves as the Chairman of Yad Rachel Educational Centers, which assists children at risk and their families. Ilan holds a BSc in Industrial Engineering and Management from Ben-Gurion University.

Clive P. Kabatznik is a businessman and entrepreneur who is active in numerous fields, including e-commerce, spirits, data management, and pharmaceuticals. Most recently, he founded 40k, which acquires online retail businesses in the jewelry industry. He is chairman of Datos Health, a medical data management company, and director of Harbor Island Rum Co., among other businesses. He is a member of the Board of Governors and Executive Committee of The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and a member of the Board of American Friends of the Hebrew University. He has an MA degree in sociology and a BA in history and sociology from the Hebrew University.

Stefanie Raker served as the Director of Policy and Research at the Israel office of AIPAC from 2013-2015.  She previously practiced law in Tel Aviv at Yigal Arnon & Co., served as in-house legal counsel at a genomics company and a venture capital fund, and worked at an Israeli women’s rights organization. Prior to her aliyah in 1995, she worked as an attorney in Washington, D.C., at Arnold & Porter. Her pro bono legal practice has included assistance to Israeli and US civil rights and international human rights organizations. Stefanie holds a B.S.F.S., summa cum laude, from Georgetown University School of Foreign Service, a J.D. from University of Michigan Law School, and an LL.M. in International Law and Human Rights, with honors, from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. She also studied classical Jewish texts at Pardes Institute and completed the Hebrew-English translation studies program at Beit Berl College. Stefanie has been deeply involved with the Masorti Movement since 1995, including serving as a director on the boards of the TALI Hod Hasharon school’s amuta and Kehilat Hod Vehadar in Kfar Saba.

Wayne Robbins is the VP of Finance at Great Gulf, a real estate organization in Toronto. His family has long been philanthropic supporters of the Toronto Jewish community including the Robbins Hebrew Academy at Beth Tzedec Congregation. Wayne was introduced to the Shalom Hartman Institute of North America by Rabbi Yossi Sapirman, a Rabbinic Leadership Initiative alumnus, and began supporting our programming in Toronto with an annual gift through Beth Torah Congregation. Wayne is an avid golfer, lives in Toronto with his wife Susan, and is a NY Giants fan.

Nathalie Rubens is a former Equity Research Analyst at Morgan Stanley and Solomon Smith Barney, where she covered the Israeli technology and US retail sectors. Prior to working in Finance, she was the Grants Director at The Abraham Fund, a not-for-profit organization seeking to promote coexistence among Jewish and Arab Israeli citizens. She also worked as a freelance journalist. Nathalie is a founding board member of the Jewish Community Project of Lower Manhattan, a grass-roots, non-denominational Jewish community-building organization, and currently sits on JCP’s Board Advisory Council. She also serves on the New York Leadership Council of American Jewish World Service (AJWS). Nathalie received a M.A. in International Relations and Economics with a concentration in Middle East Studies from the The Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies at Johns Hopkins University, and a B.A. in History from the University of California at Berkeley. Nathalie is currently pursuing photography at the International Center for Photography in New York.

Joel Segal is President of Barejo Holdings, Inc., and lives in Montreal with his wife Eileen. He earned a BA in Economics from the University of Michigan in 1984, and a MBA from Columbia University in 1986.  Joel has held various lay positions in the Montréal Jewish community. He is a cofounder of the “Generations Fund” and The Passport For Jewish Life, a community investment in a Jewish Identity and continuity. He has served as Board Chair of the Montreal Jewish Community Foundation and the Segal Center for Performing Arts. In addition, he has served on the Board of the Jewish General Hospital, Congregation Dorshei Emet, Montreal’s Reconstructionist Synagogue, and Prizmah, North America’s thought leader for Jewish Day schools.  Joel was the 2016 Federation CJA Campaign Chair. Since 2000, he has run his family’s investment company. Prior to that he served as President of Peerless Clothing, a privately held men’s tailored clothing business. Joel is a proud father of 3 grown boys. He loves to sail and play hockey and tennis.