Katsof Consulting

In 1995, Katsof founded the Jerusalem Fund of Aish HaTorah, and shortly thereafter relocated to New York with his wife Judy and eight children in tow. He served as its Executive Vice President until mid-2004 and thereafter as a Board Member. He recruited countless senior level Officers of Fortune 1000 Companies and our nation's political leadership... for his high-level Jerusalem Fund missions to Israel and Jordan between 1996 and 2004, including former Commissioners of the FDA Mark McLellan and Andrew Von Eschenbach, former Attorney General John Ashcroft, Governors Rick Perry, Tommy Thompson, Bill Owens, Christine Todd Whitman, Senators Harry Reid ,Orrin Hatch, John Kerry and Vice President Joe Biden, Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge, past House Speaker Newt Gingrich, Lady Margaret Thatcher, former Secretary of Housing Henry Cisneros and Ambassador Jeanne Kirkpatrick, as well as numerous business leaders, among them National Semiconductors' Brian Halla, Chairman of Starwood Hotels and Resorts Worldwide Barry Sternlicht, Starbucks' Chairman Howard Schultz, founder of AOL James Kimsey, and Coors Brewery Chairman Pete Coors. His creative, soft-spoken approach attracted many celebrities and business leaders to explore their Jewish roots. CNN's Larry King, actors Kirk Douglas, Elliot Gould, Jason Alexander, Rod Steiger and William Shatner, as well as business magnates, AOL Time Warner Investments President Len Leader, and Dean and DeLuca Chairman Les Rudd are among the many that Katsof inspired to get involved in Jerusalem Fund programs. That same year, he also launched "Words Can Heal," a nationwide campaign to strengthen America through the power of words. As Executive Director, he oversaw the fastest and highest profile media launch of a non-profit organization ever. "Words Can Heal" was featured on over 100 national TV shows, including Oprah, Fox, CBS and ABC primetime news, as well as in 150 leading media outlets - among them the New York Times, Washington Post, and USA Today - and in an exclusive National ...Read More