Ms. Ariel Zwang

CEO, American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC)

Ariel Zwang is CEO of the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC), the leading global Jewish humanitarian organization. Ariel took the helm of JDC in January 2021 and has since led JDC’s hundreds of professionals, operating in 70 countries worldwide. During this time, they have responded to multiple crises — the war in Israel and rise of antisemitism impacting global Jewish communities, the ongoing conflict in Ukraine, and historic disasters in Morocco and Turkey — all while bolstering global Jewish life and leaders.