Eliot Goldstein is the Senior Vice President for Institutional Advancement at the Shalom Hartman Institute. He leads the effort to develop the strategic vision for bolstering philanthropic revenue and building strategic relationships with the funder community to deepen the Institute’s impact in Israel and across North America.

Eliot earned a graduate degree in Nonprofit Management at the Wagner School of Public Service of New York University as a Wexner Graduate Fellow. He received his bachelor’s degree in Near Eastern Studies and Hebrew Literature from the University of Michigan.

Following the Hamas attack on October 2023, Eliot became a prominent activist for the Israeli hostage cause and played a key role in the Bring Hersh Home campaign, honoring his cousin, Hersh Goldberg-Polin z”l.

Eliot’s community and educational background provided the foundation for his commitment to the Jewish community. He was raised in the Habonim Dror Labor Zionist youth movement and has been involved in a lay capacity with various Jewish educational and leadership initiatives including M2: Institute for Experiential Jewish Education, the LA Pincus Fund for Jewish Education and the Hand-in-Hand Bi-Lingual School in Jerusalem.

Eliot lives in Jerusalem with his wife and three children.