Senior leadership
Stephen D. Moss CBE, Chair
A barrister by training and a businessman in the property, hospitality and leisure industries, Stephen has served as Chairman and President of West London Synagogue, Chairman of Reform Judaism, and a trustee of the JLC, Jewish Child’s Day and JCoSS. He was awarded a CBE in 2002.
David Ereira, Vice-Chair
A founding Partner of Ereira Mendoza & Co (Real Estate Advisory). An Honorary Life President of Norwood, having previously served as Norwood Chairman and Vice President of S&P Sephardi, he advises various community organisations on social care, wellbeing, learning disabilities, autism and special educational needs.
Denise Joseph, Treasurer
A chartered accountant, she has worked extensively with charities and social enterprises since 2004, including as Mango's Fundraising and Finance Director. She is a trustee of several other UK charities, including Trust for London, JW3 Trust, Nisa-Nashim, the Jewish and Muslim Women’s Network, OneVoice Europe and the British Friends of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
Other trustees
William Benjamin is a Partner and the Head of the Ares Real Estate Group and Management Committee, and a member of Ares Management, a global investment management firm. Trustee of Impetus, He has previously served as Chair of the UJIA and Masorti Judaism and as a JLC trustee.
Mark Berman is the Founder and CEO of CompliGlobe Ltd., and a financial services policy adviser for City of London Corporation and the Investment Association Trade & Investment Committee. He is a member of the City of London Solicitors’ Livery Company and the Worshipful Company of International Bankers, the U.S. Supreme Court Bar, the New York State Bar (ret.) and the Law Society of England & Wales (ret.).
Felicia Epstein is a lawyer specialising in employment and discrimination and works as a civil servant advising the government on employment law. A freelance writer and lecturer on legal, women’s and Jewish issues, she was a founder of the Kol Rina Partnership Minyan and the women’s megillah reading at the London School of Jewish Studies.
Professor Jonathan Haskel CBE is a Professor of Economics at Imperial College Business School, Imperial College London, a non-executive Director of the UK Statistics Authority, and a member of the Financial Conduct Authority and the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee. He was awarded a CBE in 2018. Alongside his role as a JPR trustee, he also serves as a JPR Senior Research Advisor.
Dr. Efrat Sopher serves as Chair of the Ezri Center for Iran and Gulf States Research and serves as Governor at the University of Haifa. She is an advisor on foreign policy in the Middle East, founding Ezri Strategic Consultancy Ltd, and serves on the World Jewish Congress Executive Committee and Jewish Diplomatic Corps. Efrat studied International Relations, earning a B.A. degree from USC, California, and received her Masters and PhD from the London School of Economics and Political Science, Efrat formerly practised as a Solicitor and also works to foster interfaith relations, and battle antisemitism.
