Avraham Berkowitz is the President of AZ Advisors that guides companies and nonprofits in Education, Health, and Technology in strategic partnerships, Social Responsibility, and Impact.Avraham has diverse experience and expertise advising companies and non-profits in Education, Health, and Technology in strategic partnerships, Social responsibility and Impact. Including, Airbnb, CDC Foundation, FundRx, Neubase, Kiva, Outstanding Foods, Swift Shift, Tent Foundation, US Science and Engineering Festival, Toptal, USA Rare Earth, Epibone and Zearn. Avraham Berkowitz serves as Senior Advisor for Global Impact, Synthetic Neurobiology Group, MIT Media Lab headed by Breakthrough neuroscientist Professor Ed Boyden. Rabbi Berkowitz served as a Director at Chabad Headquarters and the Global Chabad Development Fund (MIDF), from 2010-October 2016 providing supplemental support for educational & humanitarian programs in 89 countries, and continues to serve as an alternate delegate of the Chabad NGO at the United Nations in New York.A lifelong student of the Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem Schneerson of righteous memory, whose teachings guide Avraham’s personal values and global mission to build a world of peace, health, justice, wisdom, faith and good for all.In 2010 Avraham worked to rebuild the Chabad House in Mumbai, India. Previously, as Executive Director of the Federation of Jewish Communities of the CIS based in Moscow, Russia from 1999 to 2009, Avraham led global communications,media relations,and international development, serving over 400 Jewish communities in fifteen republics of the Former Soviet Union. Avraham is a member of the World Economic Forums Civil Society community and works with leaders of major NGOs, collaborating with businesses and Governments to tackle global challenges. He serves as a board member for the Inspirasia Foundation, which supports nonprofits in health services, education, and job skills in Indonesia, India and Thailand. A native of Southfield, Michigan, he lives with his wife Leah and their five children in Brooklyn, New York. He is fluent in English, Hebrew, and Yiddish and conversant in Spanish and Russian. Avraham can be followed on Twitter @globalrabbi