Joe Kanfer is Chairman and CEO of GOJO Industries.  With headquarters in Akron, Ohio, GOJO is a world leader in the field of hygiene and skin care products for institutional markets and known as the inventor of PURELL Instant Hand Sanitizer.  Joe is also a venture investor in the US and Israel with a focus on the healthcare market.

Joe is active in national Jewish affairs and currently serves as Chair of United Jewish Communities, the coordinating organization of the North American Jewish community including the 155 Jewish communities of North America.  He serves on many boards including the Hillel Board of Governors, the Covenant Foundation and Jewish Family and Life.  He is past Chair of JESNA, the Jewish Education Service of North America of the Akron Jewish Federation and of the Jerome Lippman Jewish Community Day School.

Joe has a B. S. in Economics from the Wharton School of Finance at the University of Pennsylvania and a J. D. from the University of Michigan Law School.  He is a Board Member since February 2007.