Misha Galperin, Ph.D. is President of ZANDAFI Philanthropic Advisors – a firm providing consulting services to foundations, philanthropists and non-profits in developing and implementing vision, mission and strategy. Dr. Galperin, a clinical psychologist, has over 40 years of proven expertise and achievements running non-profit organizations including as COO of UJA-Federation of New York and New York Association for New Americans, CEO of The Educational Alliance, Jewish Federation of Greater Washington and Jewish Agency International Development.
Among his other projects, Dr.Galperin led the transformation of the Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History, after having worked with ANU — Museum of the Jewish People in Tel Aviv, Center for Jewish History and Museum of Jewish Heritage in New York. Author of two books – on Jewish Peoplehood and on Leadership – Dr. Galperin was born and raised in Odessa, Ukraine and currently resides in Brooklyn, NY with his family.