Barak is an Israeli activist, educator and innovator.
Barak serves as the Executive Director of the Israel Office at the San Francisco Jewish Community Federation. He has devoted his career to strengthening Israel’s democracy and creating equal opportunity for all as well as to reshaping the Israel-Diaspora relationships.
As the rifts in Israel’s society went beyond religion and politics, Barak utilized his skills, talents and expertise in strategic planning and impact driven program development adapting his philanthropic strategy to partnering with NGOs, government ministries and various philanthropists in building and supporting shared society frameworks and in advancing the politics of “common good”. He is a founding member of the “Living Together Center” and on the board of numerous organizations aiming at promoting common good in Israel. Barak is a graduate of the Negotiation Strategies Institute (NSI) executive program, aimed at promoting communication across disputing governments and other groups affected by the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and recently joined his fellow graduates in building a research-driven model for conflict resolution: “Bridging Insights”.
Barak holds a BA in criminology and political science from Bar-Ilan University, a MA in Administration and Education Policy from Tel Aviv University and MPA in Government Studies from Harvard University as a Wexner Israel Fellow. Barak lives in Kibbutz Einat, where he and Keren are raising their five boys.
