John S. Ruskay (born August 3, 1946), is executive vice president emeritus of UJA-Federation of New York and a senior partner of JRB Consulting Services.
[3] Prior to UJA-Federation, Ruskay held senior leadership positions including vice chancellor, The Jewish Theological Seminary of America (1985–1993); and education director, the 92nd Street YM-YWHA (1980–1985).
Ruskay was a founding member of the controversial organization Breira (1972–1977), which took a left-wing position on Israeli-Palestinian political issues.
[4] On December 8, 2009, John Ruskay's tenth anniversary as executive vice president and CEO of UJA-Federation was commemorated with a panel discussion about the organization's work of the last decade.
[5] Updating his 1999 inaugural address, Ruskay delivered a speech titled "Living Lives of Sacred Responsibility" in which he articulated four issues that require UJA-Federation's attention moving forward: 1) the affordability of Jewish life; 2) connecting the work of human service agencies to Jewish day schools, Hillels, and community centers; 3) reviewing the organization's future role in Israel; and 4) differentiating Israel advocacy and Israel education.