Leadership & Staff

The World Union for Progressive Judaism is led by a team of diverse, dedicated individuals around the world who are committed to pursuing and realizing the World Union’s mission together.

Our leadership comprises rabbis, educators and congregation officials as well as young people, from their teens through their twenties, who are the leaders of tomorrow. The World Union also works in close cooperation with leaders of major organizations of Reform and liberal Judaism in the United States and worldwide.

Representatives from dozens of countries sit on our International Assembly, the World Union’s legislative body, ensuring that the organization’s objectives are fulfilled. The Executive Board and Management Committee are the organizational bodies that oversee policy and operational efficiency.

At the helm of the World Union is:

Steven M. Bauman, Chairman

Steven M. Bauman, Chairman, president of the Albert L. Schultz Jewish Community Center in Palo Alto, California and a member of the executive committee of the board of directors of the Union for Reform Judaism (URJ). He is a former chairman of the World Union’s FSU committee and former vice president of ARZA.