Bruce Hurwitz, Vice President, joined JHP in 2003 having served as Director of Development at Aging in America, Inc. a Bronx-based geriatric facility. At AIA he created the first full-service Development Department, ultimately tripling annual revenue and garnishing unprecedented media coverage for the agency. His marketing efforts at AIA, in conjunction with Time-Warner, were the focus of a feature in The NonProfit Times. He was the host and producer of AIA's award-winning live half-hour call-in program on Bronxnet Television, Aging Well, interviewing New York political leadership, decision makers, authors, and practitioners in geriatrics and senior services. He has close to two decades experience in the non-profit sectors in Canada, Israel, and the United States focusing on administration, strategic planning, annual campaigns, planned giving, marketing and public relations.

Bruce, an honors graduate of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem where he earned his doctoral degree, is the author of over 80 publications ranging in topics from international law and the Middle East, to fundraising and non-profit management. His academic publications have been quoted in research conducted at the Graduate Institute of International Studies at the University of Geneva, the United States Air Force Academy Institute for National Security Studies, and the University of Malaya, on topics ranging from Middle East peace, to biosafety, to national defense. A Contributing Writer for the New York Nonprofit Press, his most recent contributions have appeared in Fast Company and Inc. magazines. The Bronx Advisory Board of VISIONS/Services for the Blind and Visually Impaired named him recipient of their 2003 Community Service Award.

Most recently, he has been invited to speak on a wide range of topics including working with executive recruiters; hiring and retaining top professionals; non-profit compensation; and the hiring process.

Bruce can be reached at: bruce@joelpaul.com