Yael Raviv

Yael Raviv is the Chief Operating Officer at the Jewish Food Society since April 2021 and has been an adjunct professor at New York University since September 2002, teaching courses related to food and art as well as food and culture. As the founder and director of the Umami: Food and Art Festival from March 2007 to April 2021, Yael created a non-profit initiative that connected artists and food professionals through varied events. Additionally, Yael co-founded Umami Projects from October 2018 to March 2021, focusing on curating food and art experiences globally. Previous roles include serving as the Director of Business Development for Splacer from June 2015 to 2018 and as VP of Content Partnerships at Kinetic Art Ltd from October 2011 to March 2015. Yael holds a PhD in Performance Studies from New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts.