Edward Ugel Email & Phone Number

Key strategist within organization tasked with identifying and solving institutions most complicated challenges. Responsible for drawing connections and solutions through interdepartmental partnerships and stewardship. Responsible for managing multiple teams while positioning creative direction with organizational messaging and development priorities. Partner with executive team, department heads, and regional directors ensuring alignment amongst all relevant parties. • Imagineer tasked with aggregating ideas and opportunities that present solutions to organizational problems.• Develop and execute strategies to drive growth and improvements in programs, messaging discipline, membership, fundraising, education/training, and events.• Manage leadership team responsible for all aspects of development and production.

Responsible for conceptualizing and executing major international events—including renowned AIPAC Policy Conference. Executive Producer of AIPAC Policy Conference, responsible for managing $25 million annual budget; all elements of creative development, show architecture, rehearsals for all national/major regional events.• Grew AIPAC Policy Conference attendance by over 200% from 6,000 to 18,000 over four-year period. • Led the negotiation of multimillion dollar, multi-year event vendor contracts.• Led team that produced AIPAC’s annual national and major regional events, including Policy Conference, Summit, National Council, Saban Leadership Seminar.• Serve as the senior public speaking/performance coach to top AIPAC executives and speakers, including senior political officials and world leaders.

Served as the creative lead for all national events including Policy Conference and large regional events, responsible for highlighting and expanding AIPAC brand and crafting stories illuminating the importance of a strong US-Israel relationship.

Directed sales and business development projects, including new product rollouts, contract negotiations, forecasting, and development of alternative funding sources. Developed all strategies and systems for marketing, origination, closing, funding in multi-tiered secondary market. Responsible for driving all facets of growth, market penetration, and team performance.• Negotiated and Financed deals over $300M annual.• Responsible for 15% year-to-year growth from 2001-2006.• Administered annual budgets more than $10M. • Directed launch of new financial products accounting for $17M+ in new revenue—2004-2006.