Jeffrey Finkelstein

President & CEO, Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh

Jeff Finkelstein has served as President & CEO of the Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh since 2004, after joining the Federation in 1998 and later serving as Vice President of Development.

A graduate of Leadership Pittsburgh and the Wexner Heritage Program, Jeff has held leadership roles with the Jewish Federations of North America, JPRO Network and the Jewish Agency for Israel.

He has also served on the Pennsylvania Governor's Pandemic Advisory Committee, the Allegheny County Jail Advisory Committee, and the University of Pittsburgh Institute of Politics Criminal Justice Taskforce.

Jeff holds an M.A. in Jewish Communal Service from Brandeis University and bachelor's degrees from the Jewish Theological Seminary and Columbia University. He has received numerous honors, including recognition as a Fox Rothschild Outstanding CEO and Top Executive, the Leonard and Doris Rudolph Jewish Communal Award from the Federation, and the Bernard Reisman Award from Brandeis U .