Orthodox Union Leadership

Samuel Davidovics is a skillful hands-on business oriented executive with 30+ years of experience leading information management and technology resources in the healthcare, financial, legal, non-profit, e-Business, and publishing industries. As the CIO of several large corporations, he has proven his ability to provide strategic leadership, reduce capital and operating costs, improve performance, and strengthen customer service.

Experience and skills include:

CEO of a software company

CIO of several large service oriented organizations

A proven track record in developing and building new technology products in online databases, state of the art software, systems integration, multimedia and Internet product.

I have a Ph.D. in Computer Science from Polytechnic Institute of NY specializing in Data Base optimization an MS in Operations Research from New York University and a B.A, in Physics from Yeshiva University.

Arnold Gerson is a Chief Institutional Advancement Officer at Orthodox Union and is based in West Hempstead, New York. He has worked as Chief Executive Officer at American Friends of Magen David Adom; Executive Director, Annual Campaign at UJA-Federation of New York; and Executive Vice President at Amit. Arnold attended Columbia University, University of KwaZulu-Natal, and Bar-Ilan University between 1981 and 1985.

Josh Joseph is the senior vice president at Yeshiva University where he has operating responsibility for the administrative and academic aspects of the University, ensuring strategic planning and implementation of restructuring initiatives.

Recently, Josh successfully defended his dissertation, earning his doctorate at the University of Pennsylvania in Higher Education Management. A native of Montreal, Josh completed his undergraduate degree with honors at Penn as well. He received rabbinic ordination from YU-affiliated Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary, while completing a Master’s in Jewish philosophy at YU’s Bernard Revel Graduate School. He also completed fellowships and certificates at NYU’s Wagner School of Public Administration, as well as Harvard’s Institute of Higher Education. Josh previously worked at a hedge fund, as a community rabbi, served as the executive director of the Orthodox Caucus, and director of social entrepreneurialism at YU's Center for the Jewish Future.

He and his wife, Julie, live in Lawrence and are the proud parents of Zach, Ozzie, and Marsha.