Jonathan Greenblatt

At-a-Glance

Named a "Titan" on the 2025 TIME 100 list of The Most Influential People in the World.
Serves as CEO and National Director of the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) since 2015.
Co-founder of Ethos Water (acquired by Starbucks Coffee Company, 2005) and founder of All for Good (acquired by Points of Light, 2011).
Author of the best-selling book, It Could Happen Here.
Served as founding board chair of Kevita (acquired by Pepsico, 2016).
Served as Special Assistant to President Obama and Director of the White House Office of Social Innovation (2011-2014).
Holds an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University.

Biography

Jonathan Greenblatt is the CEO and National Director of the Anti-Defamation League (ADL), a civil rights organization, a role he has held since 2015. Under his leadership, ADL has modernized its operations, innovated its products, overhauled its governance, and increased its revenue and impact. He rebooted the Center on Extremism, launched the Center on Technology and Society, created the Manara Center for Regional Coexistence in Abu Dhabi, and listed the TOV ETF on the NYSE.