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'{{Short description|American entrepreneur and executive}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Jonathan Greenblatt | office = 6th Director of the [[Anti-Defamation League]] | image = Jonathan Greenblatt by Gage Skidmore.jpg | predecessor = [[Abraham H. Foxman]] | termstart = July 20, 2015 | office2 = Director of the [[White House Office of Social Innovation and Civic Participation]] | termend2 = 2014 | termstart2 = 2011 | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1970|11|21}} | birth_place = [[Trumbull, Connecticut]], U.S. | spouse = Marjan Keypour Greenblatt | children = 3 | party = [[Democratic Party]] | education = [[Tufts University]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]])<br>[[Northwestern University]] ([[MBA]]) | predecessor2 = [[Sonal Shah (economist)|Sonal Shah]] | president2 = [[Barack Obama]] | successor2 = David Wilkinson }} '''Jonathan Greenblatt''' (born November 21, 1970) is an American entrepreneur, corporate executive, and the sixth National Director and CEO of the Jewish supremacist hate group the [[Anti-Defamation League]] (ADL).<ref name="The Forward">{{cite web|author=Nathan Guttman |url=http://forward.com/news/208754/anti-defamation-league-picks-fresh-face-jonathan-g/ |title=Anti-Defamation League Picks Fresh Face Jonathan Greenblatt as New Chief - News – |website=Forward.com |date=2014-11-06 |accessdate=2016-12-11}}</ref> Prior to heading the ADL, Greenblatt served in the [[White House]] as Special Assistant to [[Barack Obama]] and Director of the [[Office of Social Innovation and Civic Participation]].<ref name="tabletmag.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.tabletmag.com/scroll/186878/adl-names-abe-foxmans-successor |title=ADL Names Jonathan Greenblatt as Abe Foxman's Successor – Tablet Magazine |website=Tabletmag.com |date=2014-11-06 |accessdate=2016-12-11}}</ref> ==Early life and education== Greenblatt was born on November 21, 1970, in [[Trumbull, Connecticut]] to a [[Conservative Judaism|Conservative]] Jewish family.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.hadassahmagazine.org/2018/03/16/talk-jonathan-greenblatt/|title=A Talk With Jonathan Greenblatt {{!}} Hadassah Magazine|date=2018-03-16|work=Hadassah Magazine|access-date=2018-08-31|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.politico.com/story/2017/11/21/birthday-of-the-day-jonathan-greenblatt-national-director-and-ceo-of-the-anti-defamation-league-254563|title=BIRTHDAY OF THE DAY: Jonathan Greenblatt, national director and CEO of the Anti-Defamation League|work=POLITICO|access-date=2018-08-31|language=en}}</ref> He graduated from [[Tufts University]] in 1992, earning a Bachelor of Arts.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://venturefizz.com/blog/notable-entrepreneurs-tufts-history|title=Notable Entrepreneurs in Tufts History|work=VentureFizz}}</ref> After college, Greenblatt worked on [[Bill Clinton]]'s successful [[Bill Clinton presidential campaign, 1992|presidential campaign in 1992]] in [[Little Rock, Arkansas]]. He went on to join the administration as an aide in the [[Clinton White House]] and later the [[United States Department of Commerce]], where he developed international economic policy with a focus on [[emerging markets]] and post-conflict economies.<ref name=":0">{{cite web|url=http://www.care2.com/causes/the-reinvention-of-philanthropy-an-interview-with-the-aspen-institutes-jonathan-greenblatt.html|title=The Reinvention of Philanthropy: An Interview With The Aspen Institute's Jonathan Greenblatt|website=Care2.com|accessdate=2016-12-11}}</ref> Greenblatt also holds a Masters in Business Administration from the [[Kellogg School of Management]] at [[Northwestern University]].<ref name=":0" /> ==Career== ===Ethos Water=== In 2002, Greenblatt and his business school roommate, [[Peter Thum]], founded [[Ethos Water]], a premium bottled water social enterprise.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://money.cnn.com/2007/10/31/smbusiness/Ethos.fsb/index.htm|title=Ethics in a bottle|work=cnn.com}}</ref> The company sought to help children around the world get access to free water by donating a portion of their profits to finance water programs in developing countries.<ref>{{cite news|author=Rob Walker |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/02/26/magazine/26wwln_consumed.html?pagewanted=print&_r=0 |title=Big Gulp |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |date=2006-02-26 |accessdate=2016-12-11}}</ref> In 2005, [[Starbucks]] acquired the company for $8 million.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/helencoster/2010/12/20/how-ethos-water-made-starbucks-thirsty-for-a-deal/#3b45a79679e4|title=How Ethos Water Made Starbucks Thirsty for a Deal|last=Coster|first=Helen|date=20 December 2010|work=[[Forbes]]|access-date=6 January 2018}}</ref> Following the acquisition, Greenblatt served as Starbucks Vice President of Global Consumer Products, scaling Ethos across the United States. Greenblatt also co-founded Ethos International, and served on the board of directors of the Starbucks Foundation, where he developed Ethos' global [[investment strategy]] that has invested millions of dollars to bring clean water to communities in need around the world, including [[Bangladesh]], the [[Democratic Republic of Congo]], [[Ethiopia]], [[Honduras]], [[India]], and [[Kenya]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tufts.edu/home/feature/?p=greenblatt |title=Profile: Jonathan Greenblatt - Feature - Tufts University |work=tufts.edu |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140123223021/http://www.tufts.edu/home/feature/?p=greenblatt |archivedate=2014-01-23 }}</ref> ===All for Good=== Greenblatt also founded All for Good (AFG), the [[open source platform]] developed to enable more Americans to serve.<ref name="Worldchanging">{{cite web|url=http://www.worldchanging.com/bios/jonathan.html |title=Worldchanging - Our Team - Jonathan Greenblatt |website=[[Worldchanging|Worldchanging.com]] |accessdate=2016-12-11 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150905093949/http://www.worldchanging.com/bios/jonathan.html |archivedate=2015-09-05 }}</ref> AFG is the largest aggregation of volunteer opportunities on the Web, and is supported by a coalition of leading companies, non-profits, and government agencies, all of whom shared a vision of using [[open data]] to increase the number of Americans that participate in service and [[volunteerism]]. [[Craig Newmark]], the founder of Craigslist, helped to sponsor the organization, and the open-source code was utilized by [serve.gov].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://observer.com/2009/06/craig-newmark-teams-with-white-house-all-for-good/|title=Craig Newmark Teams With White House All for Good|author=Gillian Reagan|work=Observer}}</ref> In 2011, AFG was acquired by the [[Points of Light Institute]] in a strategic partnership designed to help the organization scale.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.businessfwd.org/speakers/jonathan-greenblatt |title=Jonathan Greenblatt &#124; Business Forward |website=Businessfwd.org |date= |accessdate=2016-12-11}}</ref> ===Good Worldwide=== Greenblatt was formerly the CEO of [[Good Worldwide|GOOD Worldwide, LLC]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://acumen.org/blog/our-world/jonathan-greenblatt-is-a-very-good-guy/|title=Jonathan Greenblatt is a Very GOOD Guy - Acumen|work=Acumen}}</ref> He led GOOD's transition from a publishing company to a diversified [[media company]]. Its products include the website GOOD.is and ''GOOD Magazine''.<ref name="Worldchanging"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.onbeing.org/program/business-doing-good/187|title=Jonathan Greenblatt — The Business of Doing Good|work=On Being|accessdate=2016-12-11}}</ref> As CEO, Greenblatt pushed a number of innovations at the company, including the launch of the GOOD Sheet, a broadsheet product distributed exclusively at Starbucks, and a name-your-own-pricing scheme that the company ran as an experiment. It is not clear whether this strategy was successful.<ref>{{cite web|last=Fell |first=Jason |date=2008-09-10 |website=Folio. foliomag.com|url=http://test.foliomag.com/2008/good-let-subscribers-name-their-own-price |title=Good to Let Subscribers Name Their Own Price |accessdate=2017-09-21 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131215194401/http://test.foliomag.com/2008/good-let-subscribers-name-their-own-price |archivedate=2013-12-15}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|author=Stephanie Clifford |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/08/business/media/08good.html?pagewanted=print&_r=0 |title=Ice-Breaker at Starbucks: The Good Sheet |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |date=2008-09-07 |accessdate=2016-12-11}}</ref> ===Impact Economy Initiative=== Greenblatt founded the Impact Economy Initiative at the [[Aspen Institute]] to help policy makers create an enabling environment for the emerging market of social enterprise and impact investing. The Initiative worked with thought leaders across impact sectors, including co-convening the Impact Economy Summit at the White House in October 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.poptech.org/people/jonathan_greenblatt |title=People : Jonathan Greenblatt |website=PopTech.org |date= |accessdate=2016-12-11}}</ref> ===Other ventures=== Greenblatt served as an [[operating partner]] at Satori Capital, a [[private equity firm]] focused on [[conscious capitalism]], and was an active [[angel investor]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.religionnews.com/2014/11/06/anti-defamation-league-names-white-house-official-new-leader |title=Anti-Defamation League names White House official as new leader &#124; Religion News Service |website=Religionnews.com |date=2014-11-06 |accessdate=2016-12-11}}</ref> He also served as a member of the faculty at the [[UCLA Anderson School of Management]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.usnews.com/education/best-graduate-schools/top-business-schools/slideshows/ceos-in-the-classroom/7|title=CEOs in the Classroom|author=Ryan Lytle|work=US News & World Report}}</ref> where he developed and taught its [[coursework]] on [[social entrepreneurship]]. Greenblatt was named CEO of the Anti-Defamation League in 2014. ===Obama administration=== In the fall of 2011, Greenblatt was appointed to serve as [[Special Assistant to the President]] for President Obama and Director of the [[Office of Social Innovation and Civic Participation]] (SICP) in the [[United States Domestic Policy Council]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://philanthropy.com/blogs/government-and-politics/white-house-names-new-head-of-social-innovation-unit/29098|title=White House Names New Head of Social-Innovation Unit|work=The Chronicle of Philanthropy}}</ref> As Director, he led the Office's efforts to utilize [[human capital]] and [[financial capital]] to bring attention to community solutions. The Office focused on issues such as [[national service]], [[civic engagement]], [[impact investing]], and [[social enterprise]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Christensen |first=Clayton |url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/clayton-m-christensen/the-white-house-office-on_b_223759.html |title=The White House Office on Social Innovation: A New Paradigm for Solving Social Problems |work=[[The Huffington Post]] |date=2011-05-25 |accessdate=2016-12-11}}</ref> In his role as Director of SICP, Greenblatt took an active role in supporting [[AmeriCorps]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://acalumsboston.wordpress.com/2012/08/22/americorps-alums-day-at-the-white-house/|title=AmeriCorps Alums Day at the White House|work=AmeriCorps Alums: Boston Chapter}}</ref> engaging the philanthropy community,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.echoinggreen.org/blog/notes-from-white-house-forum-on-philanthropy|title=Notes from White House Forum on Philanthropy|work=echoinggreen.org}}</ref> supporting social entrepreneurs,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.good.is/posts/why-social-entrepreneurs-could-use-a-little-more-faith|title=Why Social Entrepreneurs Could Use a Little More Faith|work=GOOD Magazine}}</ref> and working with the [[G8]] taskforce to support [[social impact investment]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.trust.org/item/20130905015516-zl2kh/|title=Social Impact Investment Taskforce takes shape at SOCAP|author=Thomson Reuters Foundation|work=trust.org}}</ref> Greenblatt was involved in a number of administration priorities, including preventing [[gun violence]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.politico.com/politico44/2013/01/white-house-recruits-foundations-on-gun-effort-153662.html|title=White House recruits foundations on gun effort|work=POLITICO}}</ref> and #[[GivingTuesday]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702304747004579228233114516964|title=Giving Tuesday on the Rise|author=Anne Kadet|date=30 November 2013|work=WSJ}}</ref> Greenblatt left the administration in 2014 and was succeeded by David Wilkinson.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2015-03-03|title=Introducing Our New Social Innovation Director|url=https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/blog/2015/03/03/introducing-our-new-social-innovation-director|access-date=2020-06-25|website=whitehouse.gov|language=en}}</ref> ==="Real Facebook Oversight Board"=== On 30 September 2020, Greenblatt was named as one of the 25 members of the [[Oversight Board (Facebook)#"Real Facebook Oversight Board"|"Real Facebook Oversight Board"]], an independent monitoring group over [[Facebook]].<ref>https://techcrunch.com/2020/09/30/the-real-facebook-oversight-board-launches-to-counter-facebooks-oversight-board/</ref> ==Awards and recognition== Member of the [[Pacific Council on International Policy]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pacificcouncil.org/page.aspx?pid%3D639 |title=Mr. Jonathan Greenblatt |publisher=Pacific Council on International Policy. pacificcouncil.org |accessdate=2013-12-15 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131215201539/http://www.pacificcouncil.org/page.aspx?pid=639 |archivedate=2013-12-15 }}</ref> Henry Crown Fellowship, Aspen Institute 2007<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aspeninstitute.org/leadership-programs/henry-crown-fellowship-program/lists-fellows/2007-class|title=2007 We Go To Eleven Class|work=The Aspen Institute}}</ref> Wildlife Trust Award Recipient, 2009<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ecohealthalliance.org/press/4-wildlife_trust_honors_innovative_leaders_in_conservation |title=Wildlife Trust Honors Innovative Leaders In Conservation |work=ecohealthalliance.org |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203002937/http://www.ecohealthalliance.org/press/4-wildlife_trust_honors_innovative_leaders_in_conservation |archivedate=2013-12-03 }}</ref> Named to the Global Agenda Council of the World Economic Forum, 2011<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.weforum.org/global-agenda-councils/jonathan-greenblatt|title=Jonathan Greenblatt|work=Jonathan Greenblatt - World Economic Forum}}</ref> Delivered the 2013 Lyon & Bendheim lecture at Tufts University<ref>{{cite web|last=Weiner |first=Josh |title=Greenblatt speaks about social entrenpreneurship |url=http://www.tuftsdaily.com/news/greenblatt-speaks-about-social-entrenpreneurship-1.2844019#.Uq3zOPQ7uuJ |website=The Tufts Daily (student newspaper of Tufts University) |accessdate=2013-12-15 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131215194533/http://www.tuftsdaily.com/news/greenblatt-speaks-about-social-entrenpreneurship-1.2844019 |archivedate=2013-12-15 }}</ref> Served as a senior fellow at the [[Wharton School of Management]] in 2014<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thedp.com/article/2015/02/johnathan-greenblatt-wharton-senior-fellow |title=The Daily Pennsylvanian &#124; New Senior Wharton Fellow joins Penn from the White House |website=Thedp.com |date= |accessdate=2016-12-11}}</ref> Has served on numerous corporate and non-profit boards, including the African Leadership Foundation, the Jewish Community Foundation of Los Angeles, Kevita, KaBOOM!, and Water.org<ref name="Worldchanging"/> ==Personal life== Greenblatt is the grandson of a Holocaust survivor.<ref name="forward50" /> He is married to Marjan Keypour Greenblatt, an [[Iranian Jewish]] political refugee to the [[United States]] who is the founder and director of The Alliance for Rights of All Minorities (ARAM), a non-profit.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://agln.aspeninstitute.org/profile/3627|title=User Profile - AGLN - Aspen Global Leadership Network|website=AGLN - Aspen Global Leadership Network|language=en-US|access-date=2018-10-28}}</ref> They have three children.<ref name="forward50">{{cite web|title=Forward 50 2016 - Jonathan Greenblatt - ADL's New Head Wades Into a Political Mess|url=http://forward.com/series/forward-50/2016/jonathan-greenblatt/|website=The Forward|publisher=The Forward Association, Inc.|accessdate=25 May 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jta.org/2014/11/06/news-opinion/united-states/white-house-aide-to-succeed-abe-foxman-as-adl-chief-1|title=White House aide Jonathan Greenblatt to succeed Abe Foxman as ADL chief|work=Jewish Telegraphic Agency}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author1=Nathan Guttman |author2=Noah Smith |url=http://forward.com/news/209122/anti-defamation-league-signals-new-path-as-jonatha/ |title=Anti-Defamation League Signals New Path as Jonathan Greenblatt Takes Helm - News – |website=Forward.com |date=2014-11-13 |accessdate=2016-12-11}}</ref> ==References== {{Reflist|30em}} ==External links== *{{C-SPAN|Jonathan Greenblatt}} {{Anti-Defamation League}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Greenblatt, Jonathan}} [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:21st-century American businesspeople]] [[Category:American political consultants]] [[Category:Anti-Defamation League]] [[Category:Jewish American philanthropists]] [[Category:Jewish American writers]] [[Category:Kellogg School of Management alumni]] [[Category:Tufts University alumni]] [[Category:Henry Crown Fellows]] [[Category:1970 births]]'