The Latest From The Foundation

Foundation Chairman Leslie Wexner was at the Harvard Kennedy School yesterday.  He taught a master class in leadership to our 40 Wexner Senior Leaders, who are participating in an Executive-in-Residence Program for the month and our year-long Wexner Israel Fellows. Les emphasized that leaders must take responsibility for ongoing leadership development and that effective leaders self-coach.  “They know that leadership is not about them,” he stressed.  “It’s about me. It’s

CONGRATULATIONS TO: Foundation Partner Alisa Doctoroff on being named to the 2015 Forward 50. Vicky Glikin, WGF Alum (Class 22), on her appointment as Senior Cantor of Temple Emanu-El in Dallas, TX.  Jennifer Gorovitz, WHP Alum (San Francisco 06), on joining the New Israel Fund as Vice President for Operations and Administration. Jamie Hackel Hyams, WHP Alum (San Francisco Pro), on joining the Hebrew Free Loan of San Francisco as Director of

The Wexner Foundation is pleased to offer a videoconference with WGF alum (Class 3) Yosef Abramowitz and WIF alum Shuli Nezer (Class 20) on the recent Paris Climate Conference (COP21). The call will be facilitated by Angie Atkins, Director, Wexner Heritage Alumni, and will be open to your questions and comments. It will be exclusively accessible to members of the Wexner network. We will start with the following questions and

Designed to inspire and unite Columbus-area Jewish teens to engage in service learning, The Wexner Foundation invites students currently in 10th and 11th grade (those going into 11th and 12th grades in the 2016-2017 academic year) to apply for participation in the Wexner Service Corps (WSC), beginning with a trip to Philadelphia (June 5-10, 2016), followed by year-round service in Columbus.   This year the Wexner Service Corps will visit

We have several exciting features under the RESOURCES tab on our homepage, wexnerfoundation.org. Looking for that perfect book to read over winter break? Check out our column “What’s Les Reading?” by clicking here. Spoiler alert: Les just finished Team of Teams by General Stanley McChrystal. Staying in on New Year’s Eve? Hang out (well, virtually) with Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks or Dr. Erica Brown. Recordings of our exciting videoconferences can be found here.

Dear Friends, The Foundation team is energized and focused in the wake of our anniversary last spring. While our “pillar initiatives” move forward, we are simultaneously working on programs for developing, supporting and networking outstanding leaders in the North American Jewish community and Israel’s public service well into the next decade. This is an exciting chapter in our history as, together with our chairmen Leslie and Abigail Wexner, we continue to

For those able to attend the 30th in Columbus and for those with us in spirit, everyone is encouraged to join us in our Surprise Book Drive: In honor of the 30th Anniversary of The Wexner Foundation, we’re hoping to surprise the Wexner Family by donating hundreds, if not thousands, of books to the Columbus KIPP School, a local school that Abigail helped found and build. Whether you’ll be there or

CONGRATULATIONS TO: Karen Berman, WHP Alum (New York 1), on being named CEO of the American Society of University of Haifa. Beth Cousens, WGF Alum (Class 14), on becoming head of JFNA’s new Jewish Education and Engagement office. Josh Cypess, WGF Alum (Class 9), on receiving his PhD from Brandeis University. Misha Galperin, WHP Alum (NY/Kekst), on becoming President of ZANDAFI Philanthropy Advisors. Deborah Glanzberg-Krainin, WGF Alum (Class 2), on

We are proud to bring our alumni, members and fellows two renowned and distinguished scholars to enlighten us politically, intellectually, and spiritually. One day after the US Congress votes on the “Iran Deal”, David Makovsky will analyze the implications of their decision. And just after Simchat Torah, Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks will lead us into our work year with a consideration of extremism in the 21st century, the roots of

Our book drive in honor of the 30th Anniversary Celebration has collected more than 2500 books to date for the students at KIPP Columbus. The Wexners were surprised and delighted. Thanks to YOU for making this happen.  The copious stacks of brand-new books were presented to the Wexners during the 30th. If you would still like to send in books, we would be honored to continue to deliver them. Please send