American Technion Society
Nila Lazarus is an accomplished professional in development with extensive experience in leadership roles across various organizations. Currently serving as Regional Senior Director of Development for the American Technion Society since April 2018, Nila has also held key positions including Senior Director and Director of Development within the same organization. Prior experience includes serving as National Director of Development at Sharsheret from December 2015 to January 2018, and Director of Development at The Moriah School between September 2011 and November 2015. Earlier roles include Manager of Major Gifts & Planned Giving at Englewood Hospital and Medical Center, Director of the New Jersey Region at The Jewish Theological Seminary (JTS), and various leadership positions at Jewish Federations in Bergen County and Metropolitan Chicago. Nila holds a degree from the University of Hartford, earned between 1991 and 1995.
American Technion Society
From Visionary Education to a World of Impact Our Mission: To enable the Technion to be among the world’s leading institutions improving the well-being of Israel and all humanity through leadership in science and technology. Based in New York City, the American Technion Society (ATS) provides critical support to the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, ranked among the world's leading science and technology universities. The Technion-Israel Institute of Technology is a major source of the innovation and brainpower that drives the Israeli economy, and a key to Israel’s renown as the world’s “Start-Up Nation.” Its three Nobel Prize winners exemplify academic excellence. Technion people, ideas and inventions make immeasurable contributions to the world including life-saving medicine, sustainable energy, computer science, water conservation and nanotechnology. American Technion Society (ATS) donors have provided more than $1.95 billion since its inception in 1940. Based in New York City, the ATS and its network of chapters across the U.S. provide funds for scholarships, fellowships, faculty recruitment and chairs, research, buildings, laboratories, classrooms and dormitories, and more.