Aviva Klompas
Aviva Klompas is the Associate Vice President, Israel and Global Jewish Citizenship at Combined Jewish Philanthropies in Boston. Previously, Aviva worked as a Senior Policy Advisor in the Ontario Government supporting efforts to resettle Syrian refugees across the province of Ontario. From 2013-2015, Aviva was the Director of Speechwriting for Israel’s Permanent Mission to the United Nations in New York City. Aviva’s work has appeared in the pages of The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Foreign Policy, The Jerusalem Post, and other international publications. She is also the author of Speaking for Israel, a memoir about her time as speechwriter for Israel at the United Nations. Aviva holds an M.A. in Public and Non-Profit Management and Policy from New York University and an Honors B.A. of Science from the University of Toronto.