Sunday, June 9, 2024

The WJW Podcast: A Conversation With ADL CEO Jonathan Greenblatt (3/28/24)

Jonathan Greenblatt serves as CEO of the Anti-Defamation League and is its sixth national director. Since becoming CEO in July 2015, Greenblatt has led all aspects of the well-known anti-hate organization, and he is a leader in the fight against antisemitism and other forms of bigotry.

In 2022, Greenblatt released “It Could Happen Here,” a book about the hate and systemic violence that’s gathering momentum in the United States.

A member of numerous corporate and nonprofit boards, Greenblatt has a range of experience in the private, public and nonprofit sectors. For example, he served in the White House as Special Assistant to President Barack Obama and Director of the Office of Social Innovation. His career in the business world includes co-founding Ethos Brands, the business entity that launched Ethos Water, a premium bottled water that helps children around the world access clean water. Greenblatt also served as vice president of global consumer products at Starbucks and as a board member of the Starbucks Foundation.

On the WJW Podcast, Greenblatt spoke about different aspects of antisemitism, including social media, college campuses, combating Jew-hatred and the importance of working collaboratively to combat bigotry.




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