Avraham Berkowitz

Avraham Berkowitz is the President of AZ Advisors that guides companies and nonprofits in Education, Health, and Technology in strategic partnerships, Social Responsibility, and Impact. He has done advisory work with Airbnb, FundRx, Neubase, Kiva, Tent Foundation, US Science and Engineering Festival, Toptal, USA Rare Earth, Elumelu Foundation for Entrepreneurship, Epibone, and Zearn, and served as a Senior Advisor for Global Impact, Synthetic Neurobiology Group, MIT Media Lab headed by Breakthrough neuroscientist Professor Ed Boyden.

Rabbi Berkowitz served as a Director at Chabad Headquarters and the Global Chabad Development Fund (MIDF), from 2010-October 2016 providing supplemental support for educational & humanitarian programs in 89 countries and continues to serve as an alternate delegate of the Chabad NGO at the United Nations in New York.

Previously, as Executive Director of the Federation of Jewish Communities of the CIS based in Moscow, Russia from 1999 to 2009, Avraham led global communications,media relations,and international development, serving over 400 Jewish communities in fifteen republics of the Former Soviet Union.

Avraham is a member of the World Economic Forum's Civil Society community and works with leaders of major NGOs, collaborating with businesses and governments to tackle global challenges. He serves as a board member for the Inspirasia Foundation, which supports nonprofits in health services, education, and job skills in Indonesia, India and Thailand.