Elissa Fishman

Elissa Fishman serves as the Chief Financial Officer at the American Jewish Committee since May 2024, following a tenure in the same role at American Friends of The Hebrew University from January 2017 to May 2024. With extensive experience in finance and operations, Elissa has held key leadership positions including Chief Financial Officer and Chief Administrative Officer at Harlem Village Academies and Senior Vice President of Finance at Time Inc. across various divisions, focusing on financial strategy and operations for substantial revenue-generating divisions totaling billions in value. Elissa's career began at Sotheby's, advancing to Associate Vice President, Planning & Analysis. Elissa holds an MBA in Finance and Marketing from NYU Stern School of Business and a Bachelor of Science in Economics from The Wharton School.