Rena Kopelman

JFNA Board member; Film and Television Producer

Rena Kopelman is an advisor, strategist, and philanthropist in the non-profit community who advocates for Jewish education and identity-building programs, including by serving on the boards of Hillel International, Jewish Federations of North America, and OneTable. Trained as a corporate lawyer, Rena has worked with numerous organizations on governance and strategic planning and created the Kopelman Foundation with her husband to fund early-stage, entrepreneurial social projects. She has been involved in several Israeli television and film productions, in hopes of using the power of storytelling to change perspectives. Rena received her B.A. from the University of Pennsylvania and her JD and MBA from Villanova University. She mostly lives in Philadelphia, from where she and her husband launched two emerging adults.