Julie Platt

Julie Beren Platt (born 1957) is an American banker and philanthropist who has served as the chair of the Board of Trustees of the Jewish Federations of North America since 2022. She is the second woman to serve as the chair for the organization, which oversees 146 Jewish federations across the United States that distribute over $3 billion each year.[1][2]

Julie Platt
Born
Julie Beren

1957 (age 65–66)
Wichita, Kansas, U.S.
Alma materUniversity of Pennsylvania
Occupations
  • Philanthropist
  • banker
SpouseMarc Platt
Children5; including Ben Platt
Parent
  • Joan Schiff Beren (mother)

Personal life

Platt was born to Joan Schiff Beren, a noted philanthropist to Jewish causes,[3] and grew up in Wichita, Kansas, the only Jew in her public school class of about 700 students. She matriculated at the University of Pennsylvania, where in her first week on campus she met her future husband Marc Platt. After earning her bachelor's degree, she worked as a commercial banker at the now-defunct Bankers Trust in New York City.[4]

She and her husband moved to Los Angeles, California. Platt and her husband have five children, including actor Ben Platt.[1]

Platt was one of the first signees of the Jewish Future Pledge, a charitable campaign modeled after The Giving Pledge to encourage American Jews to designate at least 50% of their charitable giving to Jewish- or Israel-related causes.[5]

Community leadership

Platt has been a member of the Board of Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania since 2006 and currently serves as vice chair.[6]

She previously served as the chair of the Jewish Federation of Los Angeles and was on the advisory board of the Ziegler School of Rabbinic Studies at American Jewish University.[7]

References
  1. Wagenheim, Mike (June 28, 2022). "Julie Platt begins tenure at helm of one of US Jewry's signature organizations". JNS. Retrieved January 30, 2023.
  2. Kampeas, Ron. "Jewish fundraising powerhouse JFNA names 2nd woman (and actor Ben Platt's mom) as chair". Jewish Telegraphic Agency. Retrieved January 30, 2023.
  3. "Paid Notice: Deaths (Beren, Joan Schiff)". New York Times. January 27, 2016. Retrieved May 26, 2023.
  4. "Julie Platt Elected Penn Alumni President". The Penn Gazette. University of Pennsylvania. July 9, 2013. Retrieved May 26, 2023.
  5. Oster, Marcy (May 14, 2020). "New Jewish giving pledge takes a page from Gates and Buffett initiative". Jewish Telegraphic Agency. Retrieved October 9, 2023.
  6. "Trustees May Meeting Coverage". Upenn Alamanac. University of Pennsylvania. Retrieved May 26, 2023.
  7. "Julie Beren Platt, C'79". Penn Alumni Trustees. University of Pennsylvania. Retrieved January 30, 2023.
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