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The Belfer Center builds and scales initiatives that enable change leaders to activate ripples of impact in their communities.

The Belfer Center for Innovation & Social Impact was founded in 2013 by Laurence Belfer, Henry Timms, and Asha Curran at the 92nd Street Y, New York (92NY). 92NY was founded in 1874 as a home for newly arrived Eastern European Jews, establishing itself as a gathering space for New Yorkers of all backgrounds. 150 years later, The Belfer Center channels this commitment to community to create meaningful social change in the world.

Meet the Team

Rebekah Shrestha

Rebekah Shrestha

Senior Vice President
Executive Director, Belfer Center & Office of Strategic Planning

Rebekah Shrestha leads the Belfer Center for Innovation & Social Impact and the Office of Strategic Planning at 92NY …

Shelley Hoy

Shelley Hoy

Senior Director

Shelley Hoy is the Senior Director of the Belfer Center for Innovation & Social Impact at 92NY …

Julia Rosenblum

Julia Rosenblum

Director of Strategy

Julia Rosenblum is the Director of Strategy at the Office of Strategic Planning at 92NY …

Alexandra Moreno

Alexandra Moreno

Senior Program Manager

As Program Manager in 92NY’s Belfer Center for Innovation and Social Impact, Alexandra manages the Women inPower fellowship program …

ADVISORY COMMITTEE

    • Laurence Belfer, Founder and Co-Chair of the Belfer Center

      CEO, Belfer Management LLC
      92NY Board Member

    • Asha Curran, Co-Chair

      CEO, GivingTuesday

    • Henry Timms, Co-Chair

      President and CEO, Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts

    • Penny Abeywardena

      Fellow in Residence, McSilver Institute for Poverty Policy and Research at New York University

    • Catherine Hannah Behrend

      Founder, VenturesinVision
      92NY Board Member

    • David Dabscheck

      Founder & CEO, GIANT Innovation; Visiting Scholar, Columbia Business School

    • Rabbi David Ingber

      Senior Director, Jewish Life and Bronfman Center at 92NY

    • Kippy Joseph

      Senior Advisor, Gender, Global Innovation Fund

    • Aamina Awan Khan

      Chief Partnerships Officer and Senior Advisor, U.S. Department of State

    • Laura Clayton McDonnell

      President, Corporates, Thomson Reuters

    • Jamie Metzl

      Founder and Chair, OneShared.World; Senior Fellow, Atlantic Council

    • Josh Milstein

      Investor, Ogden CAP Associates

    • David Rose

      Managing Partner, Rose Tech Ventures
      92NY Board Member

    • Andrew Shapiro

      Founder, Broadscale Group

AD-HOC MEMBERS

    • Jonathan Greenblatt

      National Director & CEO, Anti-Defamation League; former Special Assistant to President Barack Obama & Director, White House Office of Social Innovation and Civic Participation

    • Gail Saltz

      Psychiatrist, Psychoanalyst, Author
      92NY Board Member

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