Jonathan Greenblatt
American entrepreneur and executive
Jonathan Greenblatt (born November 21, 1970) is an American entrepreneur, corporate executive, and the sixth national director and CEO of the Anti-Defamation League (ADL). Prior to heading the ADL, Greenblatt served in the White House as Special Assistant to Barack Obama and Director of the Office of Social Innovation and Civic Participation. In 2025, Time magazine listed him as one of the world's 100 most influential people.
Early life and education
Greenblatt was born on November 21, 1970, in Trumbull, Connecticut, to a Jewish family belonging to a Conservative synagogue. He graduated from Tufts University in 1992, earning a Bachelor of Arts. After college, Greenblatt worked on Bill Clinton's successful presidential campaign in 1992 in Little Rock, Arkansas. He went on to join the administration as an aide in the Clinton White House and later the United States Department of Commerce, where he developed international economic policy with a focus on emerging markets and post-conflict economies. Greenblatt also holds a master's in business administration from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University.
Career
Ethos Water
In 2002, Greenblatt and his business school roommate, Peter Thum, founded Ethos Water, a premium bottled water social enterprise. The company sought to help children around the world get access to free water by donating a portion of their profits to finance water programs in developing countries.
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