Speaker Biographies

Bradley W. Orsini, JFGP Director of Community Security

Bradley W. Orsini joined the Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh as the Director of Community Security in January 2017. The Community Security Director serves over 50 agencies and organizations in the Pittsburgh area, including schools, day care centers, synagogues, assisted living facil…

Daniel Levenson, Director for Communal Security

Dan Levenson

As Director for Communal Security, Daniel manages CJP’s Communal Security Initiative (CSI), which provides security support to over 250 institutions including 14 Jewish Day Schools, 40 preschools, 100 synagogues, and dozens of other Jewish agencies and organizations. He also oversees the C…

Michael A. Grodin, M.D.

Michael Alan Grodin, M.D., is Professor of Health Law, Ethics and Human Rights at the Boston University School of Public Health and Professor in the Center for Health Law, Ethics & Human Rights.

Dr. Grodin is Professor of Psychiatry and Family Medicine at the Boston University School of Med…

Tzipi Livni

Tzipi Livni has been a central figure in Israeli politics and society for nearly 20 years. Other than Golda Meir, she is the highest ranking woman in Israeli politics in the nation’s history. 

In addition to many years of service in Israel’s Parliament, the Knesset, Livni has served as…

Senator Tom Harkin, retired - RSIP Event, 5/22/2019

In 1974, Tom Harkin was elected to Congress from Iowa's Fifth Congressional District. His energetic, person-to-person campaign carried the day against an incumbent in a long-standing Republican district. In 1984, after serving 10 years in the U.S. House of Representatives, Senator Harkin cha…