Robert Singer founded Alumot Or and has served as Chairman of its Board of Directors since its inception in 2015. A longtime leader in Jewish education and global Jewish affairs, Singer previously served for 13 years as CEO of World ORT, one of the largest non-governmental educational institutions in the world, overseeing a global network of schools and educational programs across dozens of countries. He later served as CEO of the World Jewish Congress for six years, where he led a comprehensive organizational restructuring and strengthened the organization’s international engagement with Jewish communities and global leaders. Throughout his career, Singer has played a key role in advancing educational initiatives that strengthen Jewish identity, leadership, and global cooperation. Earlier in his career, Singer served as a senior officer in the IDF and in the Prime Minister’s Office, where he helped initiate major educational programs such as Na’aleh and Heftziba and played a role in facilitating the aliyah of more than one million Jews from the former Soviet Union in the late 1980s through Nativ.

Mr. Baruch Lederman has over 30 years of experience in the banking industry, currently serving as Director and Chairman of the audit committee on the board of directors of Discount Bank. Prior to this role, he held several positions in Bank Leumi Group, including deputy CEO and head of the banking division, chairman of the board of directors of Leumi Card (now Max), and CEO of Leumi Bank – Britain. Baruch holds a bachelor’s and master’s degree in economics from Tel Aviv University.

Alik has held various high-ranking posts in the Ministry of the Prime Minister of Israel. He also headed the operational department of the World ORT. All these years he has been taking an active part in the restoration of the Jewish community in the post-Soviet space; in the return of generations, divorced from faith and national tradition, into the bosom of the Jewish people. From 2006 to 2019, Alik Nadan is the head of the JDC – American Jewish Distribution Committee “Joint” in Russia, the oldest Jewish, international charitable organization.

Eti has been an educator for decades. She is a graduate of the David Yellin Academic College of Education and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. During the last 25 years, Eti has filled the position of field coordinator and has been a member of the active administration of the SASA Setton initiative, which operates in dozens of rehabilitation and psychiatric hospitals throughout Israel, with the aim of mitigating educational gaps, delivering technological enrichment programs to tens of thousands of hospitalized children and empowering them.

Shimon has been serving as a member of Alumot Or’s Board of Directors since its inception. Until his retirement, he filled the position of Head of the Material Resources Division of “Nativ” Liaison Bureau at the Prime Minister’s Office. Previously, and during his 25-year military career, he filled a variety of positions as a commander, ultimately reaching the rank of Lt. Col. Shimon holds a Master’s degree in Public Administration and a Bachelor’s degree in History from Tel-Aviv University. He is married, a father to three daughters and has five grandchildren.

Aviezer has been serving as a Director at Alumot Or since its founding. He is the former CEO of World ORT Kadima Mada and a senior Ministry of Defense adviser on assistance in security matters to the CIS (former USSR) and Africa. He previously served at the Prime Minister’s Office as a regional manager, and during his 25-year career in the Israel Defense Forces (rank: Colonel), he filled various senior positions. Aviezer has earned Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees from the School of Political Science at the University of Haifa.

Zvi, a former ambassador, has been serving as a member of Alumot Or’s board of directors since its founding, contributing of his decades of broad experience in the public sector. Zvi has served the State of Israel in a variety of roles within the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, including as Deputy Ambassador, public advocacy envoy, Head of the East Europe Division, and Ambassador to Poland, and Vice President of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs/ Zvi is married to Yehudit, is father to three children and grandfather to four granddaughters.

Nisim has been accompanying Alumot Or organization since its establishment and led the beginning of its operations. In his professional life, he has served in various positions of COO of technology, manufacturing, and logistics companies, and currently he serves as the COO at Aaaron Montecchio, of Meir Group, a leading importer of car parts. He holds a degree in Mechanical Engineering from Ben-Gurion University, married to Osnat, and a father of three.