Voices of Impact
Isaac Raskas Ohrenstein, a Harvard student and WJC-Lauder Fellow, sits down with leaders and changemakers in the Jewish world to explore their impactful work across business, politics, academia, and philanthropy. Listen on Spotify, Apple Music, and the World Jewish Congress website.
Voices of Impact
Tehran, Tolerance, Transformation: Dr. Sharon Nazarian
Dr. Sharon S. Nazarian is the President of the Y&S Nazarian Family Foundation and founder of the Younes & Soraya Nazarian Center for Israel Studies at UCLA. In 2017, she was appointed Senior Vice President for International Affairs at the ADL and served in the role for five years. Dr. Nazarian is on the boards of the Crown Center for Middle East Studies at Brandeis University, the West Coast Board of the American Society of the University of Haifa, and the National Democratic Institute’s Chairman’s Circle. A graduate of USC, she is a key figure in Nazarian Enterprises, a family investment office with diverse holdings across real estate, hospitality, technology, and clean energy. She lives in Los Angeles with her husband and three children.