Rabbi Lori Koffman, the former director of engagement and innovation at the United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism, also was the director of congregational support and adult education at Central Synagogue, the inaugural director of community engagement at Bet Torah in Mt. Kisco, and the founder and director of Mamash, a nonprofit focused on increasing engagement of unaffiliated Jews.
In her previous career, Rabbi Koffman co-founded and served as the managing director of Solera Capital,– a female-owned, mission-driven private equity firm, and held senior positions at CIBC Capital Partners and Lehman Brothers.
Rabbi Koffman graduated magna cum laude with a bachelor’s degree in political science from Tufts University and holds a master’s degree in political science from University of California, Berkeley, and an MBA in finance from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. She also has a master’s degree in Midrash and a Rabbinic Ordination from the Jewish Theological Seminary.