VIP New Faces: Simon Schwartz

Schwartz loves Israel. At 33, he has chaired the Colorado chapter of JNFuture, Jewish National Fund’s young leadership, and is the organization’s national membership chair. Professionally, Schwartz is COO of Strategic Resources Group, a boutique consulting firm for the healthcare industry. Born in New Haven, Conn., Schwartz has lived in Denver since he was 13. How and why did you become involved in JNF? It was after attending Denver’s annual JNF breakfast. All I knew was blue boxes and tree planting. I was at a point in my personal life where I knew that my obligation to give back was a missing piece. JNF hit my Zionist cord. The core principle behind everything JNF does is to provide support to the land and people of Israel. […]