Juan Gilces Coronel is Manager, Israel & Global Jewish Citizenship at Combined Jewish Philanthropies. Prior to this position, he was the Chief of Staff to the Consul General of Israel to New England. From 2016-2018, Juan worked for The David Project of Hillel International as a Senior Campus Coordinator. Juan was born in Ecuador to a family of Dutch-Portuguese Jewish origin and was raised in South Florida. Juan holds a M.S. in Global Studies and International Relations from Northeastern University and a B.A. in International Relations from Florida International University.