I serve as immediate past vice chair of the Board of Directors of Jewish Federations of North America (JFNA). Recently, I chaired the JFNA Ukraine Allocations Sub-Committee, managing the flow of relief funds and disbursements to refugees displaced by the conflict in Ukraine. I am a past JFNA national campaign chair and past chair of the Jewish Community Relations Council/Jewish Council for Public Affairs Task Force.

I serve as board chair of the National Association of Jewish Legislators (NAJL), a national group of bi-partisan legislators who provide a state ground game for the benefit of the Jewish community. I’m also the vice chair of Secure Community Network, a national nonprofit organization providing security protection and intelligence gathering and dissemination for the Jewish community in North America.

I am an active board member of Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago (JUF) and a past chairman of its Board of Directors. In 2016, I was a recipient of JUF’s Julius Rosenwald Award, its highest honor. As a teen, I was involved in BBYO as part of the Waukegan, Illinois AZA chapter, and today, I serve on BBYO’s International Board and as chair of its endowment entity Fund for the Future. I am active in AIPAC and a regular visitor to Israel.

In Chicago, I am a member of the Economic Club and a past chapter chair of YPO Gold.

In 2017, I received the Man of the Year Award for Outstanding Leadership and Service from Jewish fraternity Zeta Beta Tau. In 2022, my wife, Suzanne Muchin, and I were honored by the American Jewish Committee with the 2022 AJC Human Rights Medallion Award.

Suzanne and I live in Chicago and have five children and two grandchildren.