Rena Kopelman

Chair, Impact & Growth Council, Jewish Federations of North America

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. Her primary focus currently is launching a new unified PK-12 school, built upon the legacies of two existing suburban Philadelphia schools. 

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 with several Israeli television and film productions, in hopes of using the power of storytelling to change perspectives.