Hal M. Lewis

http://www.spertus.edu/people/faculty/hal-lewis

Dr. Hal M. Lewis is the eighth President and Chief Executive Officer of Spertus Institute. Before assuming the Presidency in July of 2009, he held positions as Spertus' Chief Operating Officer and Dean of Continuing Education. In addition, he holds a faculty appointment as Professor of Contemporary Jewish Studies at Spertus, where he earned his Doctor of Jewish Studies degree. Dr. Lewis is a recognized authority on leadership and has published widely on the subject in both the popular press and scholarly journals. He has lectured at universities from Brandeis to the University of Illinois at Chicago, and is a popular scholar-in-residence for congregations and communal organizations.

Before coming to Spertus, Professor Lewis served as the President and CEO of the Columbus Jewish Federation, the executive director of a major synagogue in Cincinnati and the executive director of the American Sephardi Federation in New York . He has taught at the University of Cincinnati and in the Florence Melton Adult Mini-School.