Susie Gelman

Susie Gelman is an American activist and philanthropist who is the chairwoman of the Israel Policy Forum.

Biography Gelman was born Susan Goldman the daughter of Rhoda (née Haas) and Richard Goldman. She has three brothers: John D. Goldman, Douglas E. Goldman, and Richard W. Goldman (deceased). Her grandfather was Walter A. Haas, president and owner of Levi Strauss & Co. She is a graduate of Harvard University and the Georgetown University Law Center. In 2016, she was named chairman of the board for the Israel Policy Forum, Gelman is a member of the Board of Governors of The Hebrew University; was awarded an honorary fellowship at Brandeis University; served for 12 years on the Georgetown Day School Board of Trustees, including two years as president of the board; serves as president of the board of the Goldman Environmental Foundation; Susie and her husband channel their charitable activities through the Morningstar Foundation.

She believes that Israeli annexation of the West Bank is possible and would have terrible consequences for Israel threatening its legitimacy as a Jewish and democratic state.

Personal life She is married to Michael Gelman. Together they have three children,

Michael Gelman was founding partner of the accounting firm Gelman, Rosenberg & Freedman. She met her husband while they were in UJA's (now JFNA) Young Leadership program and were engaged at Kibbutz Ayelet Hashachar during a Federation mission to Israel.