HUC-JIR Leadership
Our leadership – President, President’s Cabinet, and Board of Governors – work with dedicated faculty, staff, and alumni to sustain and transform Reform Judaism's ideological foundations and shape our increasingly diverse and changing Jewish communities.
President Andrew Rehfeld, Ph.D.
Andrew Rehfeld, Ph.D. is the 10th President of Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion (HUC-JIR). A leading scholar of political representation and a distinguished Jewish communal leader, Dr. Rehfeld has bridged both the academic and professional worlds.
The author of The Concept of Constituency (Cambridge University Press, 2005), a book of applied political theory, President Rehfeld received his Ph.D. in political science from the University of Chicago and served as a member of the tenured faculty in Political Science at Washington University in St. Louis (2001 to 2019) and as President and CEO of the Jewish Federation of St. Louis (2012 to 2019). He is currently on the boards of directors for the American Association of Colleges and Universities (AAC&U), and the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (the JDC).
President's Cabinet
The President’s Cabinet is composed of senior administrators reporting directly to the President. Representing national and campus-level leadership, the President’s Cabinet works collaboratively to advance institution-wide initiatives, develop and implement policies, procedures, and programs, and advises the President on priority matters facing the students, staff, and faculty of HUC-JIR.
Board of Governors
HUC-JIR is guided by the dedication, wisdom, and generosity of the Board of Governors. Their abiding support advances HUC-JIR’s sacred mission of preparing leaders for the Reform Movement and the Jewish people worldwide.
