Bio
Dr. Shelley Kedar is the Chief Impact Office at the Jewish Agency, spearheading. the development and implementation of The Jewish Agency's strategic vision through comprehensive three-year planning grounded in research, professional evaluation, and institutional knowledge. In her previous roles Shelley was the Director of The Jewish Agency's Connect unit, where she initiated and led innovative education and engagement programs across Israel and around the world; served as the founding director of The Adelson Shlichut Institute chaired by Natan Sharansky, developed and implemented the comprehensive vision, strategy, and business plan that established it as a leading institution for shlichut content and training. She served as the Director of the Jewish Agency Israel Fellows program and senior representative to Hillel. Kedar was Hillel International’s first VP of Israel Education and Engagement and oversaw the creation of an Israel Action Program that strengthens and supports Hillel’s Israel related programming on campus. Shelley Kedar served as Director of the International School for Jewish Peoplehood Studies at Beit Hatfutsot,, was the Director of Professional Development at the Leo Baeck Education Center and the Jewish Agency for Israel educational emissary to Liberal Judaism in Great Britain.
Kedar earned a BA in Political Science, Media and Jewish Studies and an MA in Leadership and Informal Education Institutions Management at Bar Ilan University and a Doctorate in Jewish Education at the Jewish Theological Seminary in New York.