Eric Fingerhut

Eric Fingerhut
Chancellor of the Ohio Board of Regents
In office
March 14, 2007 – March 14, 2011
GovernorTed Strickland
John Kasich
Preceded byRoderick G. W. Chu
Succeeded byJames M. Petro
Member of the Ohio Senate
from the 25th district
In office
January 5, 1999 – December 31, 2006
Preceded byJudy Sheerer
Succeeded byLance Mason
In office
January 3, 1991 – December 12, 1992
Preceded byLee Fisher
Succeeded byJudy Sheerer
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Ohio's 19th district
In office
January 3, 1993 – January 3, 1995
Preceded byEd Feighan
Succeeded bySteve LaTourette
Personal details
Born
Eric David Fingerhut

(1959-05-06) May 6, 1959 (age 65)[1]
Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseAmy Fingerhut
EducationNorthwestern University (BS)
Stanford University (JD)

Eric David Fingerhut (born May 6, 1959) is an American politician, attorney, and academic administrator, serving as the President and CEO of The Jewish Federations of North America (JFNA).[2] Prior to his appointment at JFNA, he served as president and CEO of Hillel International from 2013 to 2019.[3] Earlier, he served as the corporate Vice President of Education and STEM Learning business at Battelle Memorial Institute, Chancellor of the Ohio Board of Regents, Ohio state senator and member of the United States House of Representatives for one term.

Fingerhut was appointed Chancellor of the Ohio Board of Regents on March 14, 2007 by Governor Ted Strickland.[4] This position is a member of the Ohio Governor's Cabinet.[5] On February 22, 2011, he submitted his resignation to Gov. John Kasich, effective March 14, 2011, after serving four years of his five-year term. Chancellor Fingerhut earned a reputation as an innovative leader and ardent advocate of the value of higher education.[6]

  1. ^ "Fingerhut, Eric D."
  2. ^ "JFNA Leadership". JFNA. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
  3. ^ Hillel: The Foundation for Jewish Campus Life
  4. ^ Provance, Jim (2007-03-22). "House votes to strengthen chancellor: Bill to weaken state regents in higher education heads to Senate". Toledo Blade.
  5. ^ Wolford, Ben (2008-11-12). "Chancellor Eric Fingerhut to spend the night at KSU". Daily Kent Stater.
  6. ^ "Editorial: Well Done". Columbus Dispatch. 24 February 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2013.