Ethan L Sobel

Ethan completed his master’s degree at Boston University from the College of Communication, bachelor’s degree at the University of Massachuestts-Amherst Honors College, and certificate in nonprofit executive leadership at Indiana University. In a full-time capacity, Ethan serves as the BU Hillel Executive Director, overseeing the departments of communication, marketing, student engagement, and fundraising. Ethan has been recognized nationally for his steadfast leadership and organizational turnaround of BU Hillel, a campus-wide organization with 30,000 attendances from BU students annually. These include being awarded the Exemplar of Excellence by Hillel International’s CEO, the highest recognition given to a Hillel field professional out of more than 1,000 pros; named BU Advisor of the Year by the Dean of Students; selected as 1-of-10 in the country for the Accelerate Executive Training Program by Hillel International; and given the honor of delivering a Hillel “Ted” Talk to 1,000+ colleagues in 2019 at the Hillel Global Assembly.

Prior to BU, Ethan worked in communication and administrative capacities at MIT, UMass Amherst, and at two small educational nonprofits. Ethan serves/served on the Board of Directors for UMass Hillel, Big Brothers Big Sisters Young Professionals Board of Eastern Massachusetts, the Boston University Jewish Cultural Endowment, and FLAG (Friends of Lesbians and Gays) Flag Football. Ethan is also an adjunct professor at both the Boston University College of Communication and at Lasell University. He is also a cellist in the Cambridge Symphony Orchestra.