Eric Fingerhut

Eric Fingerhut is President and Chief Executive Officer of The Jewish Federations of North America (JFNA). Most recently, he served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Hillel International.

Mr. Fingerhut previously served as Chancellor of the Ohio Board of Regents from early 2007 to 2011, where he led Ohio’s system of public universities and colleges. From 1997 to 2006, Mr. Fingerhut served as an Ohio state senator, where he worked on initiatives ranging from higher education to human services and economic development. From 1993 to 1994, he represented Ohio’s 19th congressional district in the U.S. Congress.

Mr. Fingerhut received a juris doctorate from Stanford University Law School and a bachelor’s degree from Northwestern University.