Aaron Lerner
Executive Director, UCLA Hillel
Rabbi Aaron serves as the executive director of UCLA Hillel, supervising a 15 person staff team in a 22,000 square foot facility with two restaurants and 2,000 involved members. He is primarily responsible for major gifts fundraising, implementation of mission and vision and maintaining decision maker relationships in the community. He has also played a key role in Israel advocacy and education on campus and in the national arena.
A Wexner Graduate Fellow, Aaron received ordination from Yeshivat Chovevei Torah with an emphasis in education. Prior to entering the world of education, Aaron worked for more than a decade in commercial real estate finance after graduating from USC's Marshall School of Business. He lives in LA with his wife, Dr. Rachel Lerner and three creative, smart and challenging children.