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Laura Lauder is venture philanthropist in Silicon Valley, focused on leadership, education, and Jewish community areas. She joined her husband Gary in their venture capital partnership, Lauder Partners in 1992, specializing in Internet and cable-related investments. Ms. Lauder now mainly focuses on their family foundation and nonprofit work, serving on nearly a dozen non-profit boards. She has served on the board of the National Public Radio Foundation, is active with YPO/WPO, in on the Board of the National Constitution Center of Philadelphia, and is a fellow of the Council on Foreign Relations.At the Aspen Institute, she and Gary co-founded the Socrates Society in 1996, a program to develop young leaders, and she serves on the Leadership Council of the Franklin Project, a policy program of the Aspen Institute to launch a National Service Initiative to expand Americorps to 1 million young people, 18-28 through public-private partnerships.She is the Vice Chair of the $1.6B Jewish Community Endowment Fund of San Francisco (JCEF), which distributes millions of dollars to the local Jewish community in the San Francisco Bay Area.Ms. Lauder is also the founder of DeLeT, a Jewish “Teach for America” for Jewish Day Schools in the US, housed at Brandeis University and HUC-JIR.She serves on the board of SV2, as well as the Advisory boards of Stanford University School of Education, and the New Schools Venture Fund. She is an avid cyclist and political junkie. She hopes to never run for political office but is willing to climb any mountain on a bike.

Kim serves as President of The Klarman Family Foundation where she leads the staff team and works closely with the trustees to develop, implement, and assess strategic priorities. Kim has been with the Foundation for 18 years. Prior roles include Executive Director of the Center for Nonprofit Management at Stonehill College, Executive Director of the Harvard Eating Disorders Center and Vice President of Community Impact for the United Way of Massachusetts Bay. Kim has also worked as an independent strategy consultant assisting Boston-area foundation and nonprofit clients achieve greater impact. A graduate of Harvard and Radcliffe Colleges, Kim began her career as an analyst in corporate consulting. The Klarman Family Foundation seeks to identify areas of unmet need and to advance solutions to addressing some of society’s most consequential and deep-rooted challenges. Underlying the Foundation’s work is a passionate belief in the promise and importance of creative thinking, strategic leadership, and strong organizations to help bring about change. The Foundation is guided by a commitment to democratic ideals and values, believing that a healthy democracy is fundamental to all other endeavors. The Foundation’s programmatic priorities center around expanding access to vital services and enrichment opportunities in Greater Boston, advancing understanding of the biological basis of health and illness, and supporting the Jewish people and Israel. The Foundation values acting in partnership with other funders to learn and to increase impact.

Marni Schreiber is the Policy Manager at The Tepper Foundation where she supports pro-democracy & anti-hate giving and manages the foundation’s policy work in New Jersey. With a background in city government and place-based grantmaking, Marni understands the unique roles that private philanthropy, local government and public-private partnerships play in supporting our communities and enacting change.

Joseph S. Steinberg is Chairman of Jefferies Financial Group and a Director and President since 1979. Jefferies Financial Group is a holding company engaged in a broad range of businesses. Mr. Steinberg also serves on several nonprofit boards. He is Chairman of the Board of Directors of the St. Ann’s Center for Arts and Education located in Brooklyn, New York’s DUMBO, and is a Trustee of New York University. Mr. Steinberg is also on the Board of Overseers and is Co-Chairman of the Center for Jewish History, is also a member of the National Film Preserve and its Board of Governors which presents the Telluride Film Festival. He is also on the Board of Directors of New York City Center. Mr. Steinberg received an AB in Government in 1966 from New York University and an MBA from Harvard Business School in 1970. He served with the United States Peace Corps from 1966 to 1968.

Marian Stern is a consultant who serves as a Portfolio Manager at The Tepper Foundation where she oversees grantmaking to Jewish community organizations and those combating antisemitism and other forms of identity-based hate. Marian also leads The Tepper Foundation’s work providing emergency grants in response to crises. She has over 40 years of experience working in the nonprofit sector, providing both consultation to mission-driven institutions and strategic advice to philanthropies.