Jeff Schoenfeld serves as Chair of the Israel and Overseas Committee of the Jewish Federations of North America. He is the Immediate Past President of the UJA-Federation of New York. Preceding his role as President, Jeff was the Co-Chair of UJA's Annual Campaign and the Chair of UJA’s Caring Commission. Today, he chairs UJA’s Allocation Steering Committee, is a member of its Executive Committee, Finance Committee, and Board of Directors, and is a member of the Board of Governors of The Jewish Agency for Israel.
Jeff is involved in a leadership capacity in several other philanthropic organizations. He is a member of the Board of Directors of The Jewish Funders Network. He also serves as a member of the Board of Directors of amfAR, a leading cure-focused global HIV/AIDS research organization, and as a member of the Board of Directors of the NPR Foundation.
As Partner and Head of Global Institutional Business Development and Relationship Management at Brown Brothers Harriman (BBH), Jeff leads the firm’s Institutional Investment Management client activities on a global basis for a range of products/services. He has served numerous investment leadership roles during his 37-year BBH career, including Chief Investment Officer, Head of Asset Allocation, and Head of Fixed Income Management.
Currently, Jeff participates in several firm-wide oversight committees for Asset/Liability Management and BBH’s volunteerism activities, BBH Cares. He also helps lead BBH’s Diversity & Inclusion efforts and is the founding sponsor for the firm’s LGBTQ Affinity Group, BBH Pride.
Jeff received his B.A. in Economics from the University of California at Berkeley, and his MBA in Finance from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.