Aharon Horwitz

Aharon Horwitz is the co-founder and director of the PresenTense Group, a leading platform for social entrepreneurship. Operating across the global Jewish Community and Israel, PresenTense programs ignite and develop start-up ventures in civil society, environment, philanthropy, social justice, community organizing, and education. An entrepreneur himself, Aharon has founded and directed initiatives that harness technology for community building, education, and organizational programming. Aharon writes, teaches, and consults with community organizations on the subjects of campaigning, Transmedia communications, strategic planning, and organizational development. As an activist, Aharon has volunteered for the Jerusalem based social justice organizations B'Maaglei Tzedek and Atzum's Task Force on Human Trafficking. Aharon is a recipient of the World Zionist Organization's Herzl Prize and the AVI CHAI Entrepreneur Fellowship. Aharon holds a degree in Political Science from Columbia University, where he studied Political Science and Arabic. He lives in Jerusalem with his wife Alieza Salzberg.