David Harris is Vice Chair of the Institute for the Study of Global Antisemitism and Policy (ISGAP). Previously, he served as CEO of the American Jewish Committee (AJC) from 1990 to 2022. Harris was referred to by the late Israeli President and Nobel Laureate Shimon Peres as "the foreign minister of the Jewish people." He is the most decorated Jewish organizational leader by foreign governments in U.S. history, and is the recipient of four honorary doctorates, including, in 2022, from Brandeis University.

Throughout the past five decades, Harris played a pivotal role in shaping critical global issues - from the rescue of Ethiopian Jewry and Soviet Jewry (including two detentions by Soviet authorities) to helping expand Israel's diplomatic footprint throughout the world. Harris has been committed to advancing interfaith and interethnic relations, combatting antisemitism, strengthening Jewish identity, and defending democratic values.