Sarah Eisenman

Chief Community and Jewish Life Officer, Jewish Federations of North America

Sarah Eisenman is the Chief Community and Jewish Life Officer at the Jewish Federations of North America.

Prior to joining Jewish Federations, Sarah spent 19 years at the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC) with her most recent position as Executive Director of JDC Entwine and an Assistant Executive Vice President. Before this, she held the position of Senior Global Program Officer in JDC’s Program, Planning, and Budget Department, where she was involved in JDC’s annual global strategic review and planning process. Sarah has received several honors; in 2011 she was named by the Jerusalem Post as one of ten young Jewish leaders for the future and received the Jewish Communal Service Association’s Young Professional Award. Sarah is also an alumna of Kivun and is a Schusterman Fellow. Sarah has a master’s degree in Jewish Studies from Oxford University, and a BA in History from the University of California, Berkeley.