Emily Briskman

Vice President, JUF Campus Affairs & Executive Director, The Hillels of Illinois , Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago

Emily Briskman is Vice President, JUF Campus Affairs & Executive Director of the Hillels of Illinois. Emily is an expert in informal Jewish and Israel education with decades of experience at JUF and Hillel. She built JUF's Israel Education Center into a nationally renowned entity that tracks trends and designs interventions to combat antisemitism in Illinois and around the country.

Emily also serves as a consultant and expert panelist, speaking to thousands of people annually about how to combat the rising tide of antisemitism and how young people understand their connections to Jewish identity and Israel.

Outside the office, Emily is a Leadership Greater Chicago Fellow and an Executive Member of the Rubin Community Health Fund. She is a graduate of the University of Florida with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science.