David Elcott

David Elcott is a lecturer, community organizer, and organizational consultant who has brought his insights and analyses of contemporary life and our relations with the wider world to well over 100 communities across North America. David holds a Ph.D. in Political Psychology and Middle East Studies with a specialty in Islam and Arab culture. Over the course of his career, he has been Vice-President of the National Jewish Center for Learning and Leadership, U.S. Inter-religious Affairs Director of the American Jewish Committee and Executive Director of Israel Policy Forum. Author of A Sacred Journey: The Jewish Quest for a Perfect World and oft quoted in the Jewish and world media, David received his Ph.D. from Columbia University in Political Psychology and Middle East Studies. In all his work, David commits with a passion for social justice, peace, advocacy of the Jewish people and communal change.