Michael Feinstein brings more than 35 years of experience leading and serving nonprofit and for-profit organizations. Michael currently oversees the finance and administration department and strategic initiatives at JCC Association of North America. His work includes assisting Jewish Community Centers with board governance, leadership succession, and organizational assessment. Previously, he provided executive search services to JCCs.
Before joining JCC Association, he served as Vice President of Capacity Partners, providing board development, strategic planning, and organizational assessment consulting services, as well as leadership coaching to nonprofit organizations. He is a former Chief Executive Officer of the Bender JCC of Greater Washington, where for 12 years he worked with the board of directors to develop the JCC’s vision and strategic direction and led the organization’s professional staff. Before becoming CEO, he spent three years as the JCC’s Chief Operating Officer. Before becoming a nonprofit executive, Michael owned and managed businesses in the manufacturing, service, and technology industries, and served in a variety of volunteer leadership roles in community and national nonprofit organizations.
Michael continues to serve community organizations and has recently served on the Governance Review Task Force of the Jewish Federation of Greater Washington; the board of The Nonprofit Village, where he chaired the Governance Committee and was a member of the Executive Committee; and the Program Advisory Council of Leadership Montgomery. In the past, he served on the Board of Directors of the Jewish Federation of Greater Washington, the Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School, and the Samuel Waxman Cancer Research Foundation.
Michael holds a certificate in Leadership Coaching from Georgetown University and a Certificate in Nonprofit Board Consulting from BoardSource, the recognized leader in nonprofit board research, leadership, and support. He earned a bachelor’s degree in public policy from Duke University and an MBA with concentrations in finance and public /nonprofit management from Columbia University.