Chief Executive Officer, Jewish National Fund
Russell F. Robinson has spent most of his life dedicated to the Jewish people and its causes. He currently serves as Chief Executive Officer of Jewish National Fund (JNF), a position he assumed in 1997 when he was selected at 42 as the youngest CEO in its almost 100 year history.
Prior to joining JNF, Mr. Robinson was the Associate Vice President of fundraising for the United Jewish Appeal. He spent 17 years working on its behalf.
Today, under Mr. Robinson's professional leadership JNF has been instrumental in developing successful programs for Israel's water conservation, community development and environmental work, all of which play a significant part in the Middle East peace process and American Jewry's connection to the Land and People of Israel.
Robinson traces his American family heritage as far back as the 1700's, when his was the first Jewish family to settle in Virginia. Today he resides in New Jersey with his wife Marci and two children, Sam and Alyssa.
