What can “people, profits, and planet” teach us about Tikkun Olam (repair the world)? Anita Zucker explores how approaching the Jewish value of Tikkun Olam through a business model of the “Three P’s” (people, profits, and planet) helps us integrate Tikkun Olam into every day life. When we integrate Tikkun Olam as an every day practice into our work, family and communities, we change people’s lives for the better.
The daughter of Holocaust survivors, Anita Zucker is a businesswoman and philanthropist. Zucker is currently the Chairperson and CEO for The InterTech Group, Inc. She was also the first woman to become CEO of the Hudson’s Bay Company following the death of her husband, Jerry Zucker, who was then CEO. Previously, Zucker was an elementary school teacher for ten years. She serves on many boards including the Coastal Community Foundation, Saul Alexander Foundation, the Jewish Endowment Fund, the College of Charleston Jewish Studies and the Addlestone Hebrew Academy. She was past president of the Charleston Jewish Federation; chair of B’nai B’rith Youth Organization; and president of Women’s American ORT, and was a member of South Carolina Business Education Partnership Committee for Excellence in Education and former chair of the South Carolina Network of Business Partners for Education. She holds a BA in Education from the University of Florida and MEd in Educational Administration and Supervision from the University of North Florida. In addition, Zucker owns the Carolina Ice Palace, the Original Ms. Rose’s Fine Food and Cocktails, Tristan restaurant, and the South Carolina Stingrays.
