Jay Ruderman

Jay Ruderman
Jay Ruderman (April 2014)
Born	Jay Seth Ruderman (1966-03-16) March 16, 1966 (age 51)
Occupation	Activist and Philanthropist
Spouse(s)	Shira Menashe Ruderman (m. 2002)
Parent(s)	Morton Edward Ruderman, Marcia Jortner Ruderman
Website	www.rudermanfoundation.org

Jay Seth Ruderman (born 16 March 1966) is an American activist and philanthropist. He is the President of the Ruderman Family Foundation, which focuses on the inclusion of people with disabilities and on the education of Israeli leaders regarding the American Jewish community. The foundation maintains offices in Boston, Israel and New York City. He is married to Israeli-American Shira Menashe Ruderman. They live in Greater Boston and have four children.

Ruderman was born on March 16, 1966. He is the oldest of three siblings and attended public schools in Lynnfield, Massachusetts. He received his undergraduate degree from Brandeis University, where he served as president of the student body in 1986-87. He earned his JD from Boston University School of Law in 1993. He served in the Israel Defense Forces as Liaison with the Jewish Diaspora.

Ruderman began his career as Assistant District Attorney in Essex County, Massachusetts.

He later worked for the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), first as Deputy Director of the New England office and then as Leadership Director of the Jerusalem office.

Ruderman has been President of the Ruderman Family Foundation since 2008.

Ruderman built the Ruderman Family Foundation from a local foundation serving the Boston Jewish community to one with an international focus. His leadership seeks to change the priorities of society and advocate for the rights of people with disabilities in their communities.

The philanthropic strategy of the Foundation is to go narrow and deep. It focuses on a limited number of issues and works with the media to raise awareness of those issues in society.