National Leadership Summit

Sarah Hurwitz is the author of As A Jew: Reclaiming Our Story From Those Who Blame, Shame, and Try To Erase Us, which is a New York Times bestseller and won the Natan Notable Book Award and Here All Along: Finding Meaning, Spirituality, and a Deeper Connection to Life – in Judaism (After Finally Choosing to Look There), which was a finalist for two National Jewish Book Awards and for the Sami Rohr Prize for Jewish Literature. She was a White House speechwriter from 2009 to 2017, starting out as a senior speechwriter for President Barack Obama and then serving as head speechwriter for First Lady Michelle Obama. Prior to working in the White House, Hurwitz was the chief speechwriter for Hillary Clinton on her 2008 presidential campaign. Hurwitz is a graduate of Harvard College and Harvard Law School and was a 2017 Fellow at the Institute of Politics at Harvard University. She has also completed training to be a chaplain, which she does on a volunteer basis at a hospital near her home.

Jonathan A. Greenblatt is the CEO of ADL (Anti-Defamation League) and its sixth National Director. As chief executive of ADL, Jonathan leads all aspects of the world’s leading anti-hate organization. He is an accomplished entrepreneur and innovative leader with deep experience in the private, public and nonprofit sectors.

Since becoming CEO in July 2015, Greenblatt has modernized ADL while refocusing it on the mission it has had since its founding in 1913: to fight the defamation of the Jewish people, and to secure justice and fair treatment to all.

Under Greenblatt, ADL has modernized its operations, innovated its approaches to counter antisemitism from all sides and enhanced its efforts to combat extremism in all forms. During his tenure ADL rebooted its Center on Extremism that analyzes and monitors extremists and hate groups; launched “Never Is Now” the largest annual convening in the world focused on antisemitism and hate; created the Center for Technology and Society in Silicon Valley to fight the rising tide of online hate and harassment; developed the Sports Leadership Council to engage athletes, teams and leagues to confront bigotry and discrimination more effectively; and executed Stop Hate for Profit, the successful campaign that organized businesses, celebrities, nonprofits and policy makers to fight the rampant racism, antisemitism and extremism on Facebook.

In 2022, Greenblatt released It Could Happen Here, a book that sounds an alarm, warning that hate and systemic violence is gathering momentum in the United States – and that violence on a more catastrophic scale could be just around the corner.

Jonathan serves on numerous corporate and non-profit boards and has been recognized on multiple occasions for his leadership at ADL. Most recently, he was named one of TIME Magazine’s 100 Most Influential People in the World of 2025. He has repeatedly been recognized as a NonProfit Times Top 50 nonprofit leader, was listed on Recode’s list of the top 100 people in business and technology, and was listed on both the Jerusalem Post’s Top 50 list of most influential Leaders in the global Jewish community and the Algemeiner’s Jewish 100.

Before ADL, Greenblatt served in the White House as Special Assistant to President Obama and Director of the Office of Social Innovation. He came to that role after a long career in business. In 2002, he co-founded Ethos Brands, the business that launched Ethos Water, a premium bottled water that helps children around the world access clean water. Ethos was acquired by Starbucks Coffee Company in 2005. Following the acquisition, Jonathan was named VP of Global Consumer Products at Starbucks and joined the board of the Starbucks Foundation.

In 2009, Jonathan founded All for Good (AFG), the largest database of volunteer opportunities on the Internet. Incubated at Google, AFG developed an innovative strategy to organize the world’s volunteer listings. AFG was acquired by Points of Light in 2011. Jonathan also served as CEO of GOOD Worldwide, a diversified media company and as an executive at REALTOR.com, joining the company as a product manager and eventually heading up its consumer products division. REALTOR went public in 1999 (HOMS) and was acquired by News Corp in 2014.

Jonathan has served as an adjunct faculty member at the Anderson School of Management at UCLA and as a senior fellow at The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. He is a Henry Crown Fellow of the Aspen Institute and a member of the Council on Foreign Relations.

Jonathan graduated cum laude with a BA from Tufts University and earned his MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University.

Nicole Mutchnik is the Chair of the ADL Board of Directors. She is a longtime advisor to elected officials, philanthropic and business leaders, building trust and solutions across government, nonprofit and business sectors. She serves on the boards of the Women’s Political Committee, the Luskin School of Public Affairs at UCLA, the Aspen Institute Leadership Council, Civicas Women’s Civic Action Network, and the Mayor Bass Transition Advisory Committee. She is co-founder of the California Democracy Fund, and previously worked in government and politics, having served Governor Gray Davis, Treasurer Kathleen Brown, Speaker of the CA Assembly Bob Hertzberg, and the organizing committee of the World Cup Games. She attended the University of Pennsylvania in Government Administration, where she was a Fels Scholar, and UCLA undergraduate in International Affairs. She is married to Allan Mutchnik, and they have three children.

Juan Proaño is an entrepreneur, technologist, and business leader who is active in civic affairs, social impact, and politics He has served as the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) Chief Executive Officer (CEO) since November 2023. As LULAC’s CEO, Juan oversees the day-to-day operations at LULAC, identifies strategic growth areas, and works to amplify the organization’s advocacy initiatives and action-oriented programs.

Juan is the co-founder of Plus Three, a Technology company serving nonprofit, advocacy, membership, and political organizations. Founded in 2002, Plus Three has raised more than $500 million online and delivered over one billion emails for its nonprofit clients.

In his two decades of entrepreneurship, Juan has founded and managed three companies in the technology sector and generated more than $400 million in revenue for his businesses, which have operated throughout the U.S. and Latin America. In 2015, Juan was invited to be part of the first class of Latino-owned business leaders to participate in the Stanford Latino Entrepreneurship Initiative (SLEI), a program designed to help Latino-owned businesses scale to $1 billion in revenue. Juan also started a program at Plus Three to develop the capacity of Latino nonprofits across the country by providing $250,000 one of in-kind services.

Juan has been recognized for his pioneering work in technology and online fundraising fields. He has been featured in Time Magazine for his work with the DNC and has been recognized by the United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (USHCC) as one of the top 100 Latino CEOS. Active in civic and community affairs, Juan has been a bridge builder between various underrepresented communities. An example of this has been his work at the NAACP, where he worked alongside its prominent leadership as the first Latino on the CEO Advisory Committee; led the Hurricane Katrina campaign which raised $2.6 million in less than 30 days; worked on the Voting Rights Reauthorization Act; and the capital punishment campaign to save Stanley Tookie Williams’s life which garnered over 100,000 petition signatures, two monumental records for the NAACP at the time.

Juan is a graduate of Borough of Manhattan Community College (BMCC) and attended City College (CUNY), a proud husband and father of three children, Lola, Penelope, and Oliver who resides between Miami, Florida, and Washington D.C.

Daniel Aghion KC is the President of the Executive Council of Australian Jewry (ECAJ) the roof representative body of the Australian Jewish community, and a Vice-President of the World Jewish Congress.

He has previously held the roles of Honorary Secretary, Vice-President and Victorian Councillor of the ECAJ.

From 2021 to 2023, Daniel served as President of the Jewish Community Council of Victoria, the roof representative body of the Jewish community in the State of Victoria, Australia. In 2013 and 2014, together with Nina Bassat AM and Harry Rosenberg, Daniel was a member of Maccabi Australia’s Committee of Review into member protection matters.

Professionally, Daniel is a barrister and King’s Counsel, practising in civil and commercial litigation. He has previously received the Ron Merkel KC award from the Victorian Bar for his pro bono advice and advocacy in respect of homelessness and elder law.

Daniel and his wife have three children who attend Jewish day schools.

Noah Shack is CIJA’s CEO, overseeing the organization’s strategy and day-to-day operations. Originally from Ottawa, he brings extensive leadership experience to CIJA, including nearly two decades in the field of Jewish community advocacy, government relations, and public policy.

Noah’s career has included working at the Washington-based Middle East Institute and the Canada-Israel Committee (a predecessor to CIJA). Noah joined CIJA after it was established in 2011, culminating in his service as VP for the Greater Toronto Area and Ontario Government Relations. Prior to rejoining CIJA in his current capacity, Noah served as Vice President, Countering Antisemitism and Hate, at UJA Federation of Greater Toronto, where he led UJA’s multifaceted strategy to address this core community priority. Noah’s academic career included earning a Master of Science in the Theory and History of International Relations at the London School of Economics and Political Science, where his research focused on the Iranian nuclear program.

As a recognized thought leader on antisemitism, Israel, and the public policy interests of the Jewish community, Noah has been a leading voice for Canadian Jewry throughout his career. He has testified as an expert witness at all levels of government, led missions to Israel of academics and elected officials, run training programs for various government bodies (including crown prosecutors, police boards, and school boards), authored extensive opinion editorials and policy proposals, and served as a spokesperson in the national media on behalf of the Jewish community.

Phil Rosenberg is the 49th President of the Board of Deputies of British Jews. At 38, he became the youngest ever President in the Board’s 264-year history. Phil is the Deputy for Brondesbury Park Synagogue. A consultant specialising in government relations, media, faith and diplomacy, he has served as an elected local councillor in the London Borough of Camden and was previously Director of the Faiths Forum for London. Phil is married to Frances.

Juju Chang is a multiple Emmy® Award-winning co-anchor of ABC News’ “Nightline.” She also reports regularly for “Good Morning America,” “20/20” and “IMPACT x Nightline” on Hulu.

Chang’s decades-long career is notable for her in-depth personal narratives set against the backdrop of pressing national and international news. After the rise of hate crimes against the Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) community during the pandemic, Chang co-anchored the ABC News Live special “Stop the Hate: The Rise in Violence Against Asian Americans” and the “20/20” special “Murder in Atlanta” following an Atlanta mass shooting.

Chang has done extensive reporting on true crime stories she’s followed for decades for both “IMPACT x Nightline” and “20/20.” This includes Chang’s coverage of intimate partner violence and criminalized survivorship in the Nikki Addimando murder trial featured in “20/20: Kill or Be Killed?,” her report on the twisted story of the notorious serial killer and the fallout with his family in “Deadly Smile: The Happy Face Killer,” the new evidence and support for the brothers serving life sentences for killing their parents in “Menendez Brothers: Monsters or Victims?” and many more.

Chang’s award-winning report “Trans and Targeted” on violence against transgender women of color caps a series of her stories on LGBTQ+ issues. Chang has won multiple GLAAD awards and conducted exclusive television interviews with transgender soldier Chelsea Manning and Lia Thomas, the transgender UPenn swimmer whose case highlighted the debate over trans athletes.

She has reported on mass shootings and gender-based violence, including a trip to Honduras for “Femicide: The Untold War” and through Central Africa on the front lines against Boko Haram and #bringbackourgirls.

Chang has profiled newsmakers and celebrities from Joe Biden to Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson. Her extensive feature reporting covers parenting dilemmas, digital addictions and social media moguls like Dude Perfect and Selena Gomez.

A former news anchor for “Good Morning America,” Chang joined ABC News just after college as an entry-level desk assistant in 1987 and rose to become a producer for “World News Tonight.” After reporting for KGO-TV in San Francisco and the ABC News affiliate service NewsOne in Washington, D.C., she co-anchored the overnight show “World News Now.” Chang’s work has been recognized with numerous awards, including multiple Emmys and Gracies, as well as a DuPont, a Murrow and a Peabody. In 2017, she was honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Front Page Awards.

Born in Seoul, South Korea, and raised in Northern California, Chang graduated with honors from Stanford University with a Bachelor of Arts in political science and communication. She is married to WNET President and CEO Neal Shapiro and, together, they have three sons who identify as “50% Korean and 100% Jewish.”

Chang is a board member of 92NY, a founding board member of the Korean American Community Foundation and a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. For her work in the AANHPI community, Chang has received numerous honors, including the Justice in Action Award from the Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund.