The Koret Foundation and the Koret Fund are private philanthropic organizations run by independent boards of directors
Adam Hirschfelder, Program Officer
Program Officer Adam Hirschfelder has a broad range of experience in the noprofit, government, and philanthropic sectors with particular expertise in the development of public-private partnerships. His Koret portfolio includes major civic and cultural arts groups, general community programs as well as select youth development grants.
Prior to joining Koret, Adam launched and directed the Public Health Institute's Rx:Volunteer project, one of the first efforts nationally to promote volunteerism and civic engagement among older adults and retiring boomers in health care settings. His research is featured in a book on altruism published by Oxford University Press in 2007. Before that, Adam was Associate Director, Public Affairs, at the Corporation for National and Community Service, the parent agency of the AmeriCorps program and other National Service initiatives.
Before serving in the federal government, Adam held business development positions at Sylvan Learning Systems and Scholastic Inc. At Scholastic, Adam also directed the company's strategic philanthropy portfolio. He received his M.A. in Education Policy from Teachers College, Columbia University and graduated with departmental honors from Northwestern University.
Adam is active in a range of Jewish activities in the San Francisco Bay Area. He completed the American Jewish Committee's Young Leadership Institute, participated in American Jewish World Service delegations from the Bay Area to Africa and South America, and is a member of the San Francisco Jewish Community Endowment Fund's Young Funders’ Forum. He is also a member of the Full Circle Fund, an alliance of emerging Bay Area business and community leaders who address public problems through engaged philanthropy.