David L. Bern­stein is the founder of the Jew­ish Insti­tute for Lib­er­al Val­ues, which sup­ports view­point diver­si­ty, coun­ters woke ide­ol­o­gy in the Jew­ish com­mu­ni­ty and oppos­es nov­el forms of anti­semitism emerg­ing from woke ide­ol­o­gy. Bern­stein served as Pres­i­dent and CEO of the Jew­ish Coun­cil for Pub­lic Affairs, a nation­al umbrel­la for local Jew­ish advo­ca­cy. He served as Exec­u­tive Direc­tor of The David Project, which edu­cat­ed and trained Israeli col­lege and high school stu­dents in advo­ca­cy. He also held senior roles with the Amer­i­can Jew­ish Com­mit­tee. Bern­stein has been a lead­ing advo­cate for Israel’s quest for peace and secu­ri­ty on the leg­isla­tive, diplo­mat­ic, media, and inter­group rela­tions fronts.