Laura Shaw Frank is the Director of the Contemporary Jewish Life Department at the American Jewish Committee (AJC), where she works on Israel-Diaspora relations, Jewish literacy, and Israel education. Prior to her tenure at AJC, Laura served in administrative and educational roles at Yeshivat Maharat and SAR High School. A founding board member of JOFA, the Jewish Orthodox Feminist Alliance, Laura holds a PhD in Modern Jewish history from the University of Maryland, College Park, and undergraduate and law degrees from Columbia University.