Ethan Sobel

Ethan Sobel first brought his energy for campus life to Boston University Hillel in 2014, and now serves as the organization’s Executive Director. Ethan has been recognized nationally for his steadfast leadership and organizational turnaround at BU. 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; Most Outstanding Campus 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 at MIT, UMass Amherst, and educational nonprofits. Ethan has lay leader experience on the Board of Directors for UMass Hillel, Big Brothers Big Sisters Young Professionals 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 the Boston University College of Communication (see his BU faculty profile here) and at Lasell University. He has also consulted for the Jim Joseph Foundation and Hillel International, and is a cellist in the Cambridge Symphony Orchestra. He completed his master’s degree at Boston University, bachelor’s degree at UMass Amherst Honors College, and certificate in nonprofit executive leadership at Indiana University.