Ruth Aronson

Ruth Aronson serves as the Sr. Director of Principal Gifts and International Advancement at Brandeis University, holding the position since December 2004 and previously working as the Associate Director to Director in the Major and Principal Gifts division. Prior experience includes leadership as the Director of the Boston-Haifa Connection at Combined Jewish Philanthropies from 1997 to 2004, where Ruth developed an international partnership program focused on community engagement. Ruth's earlier roles included General Counsel at the Department of Environmental Protection and Legal Counsel at The Nature Conservancy, as well as an Associate at Choate, Hall & Stewart. Ruth holds a J.D. from Cornell Law School with a Certificate in International Law and a Bachelor of Science in Environmental Education from Cornell University.