Evan Schlessinger is president of the Springboard Company, a new product innovation and marketing consulting firm based in Los Angeles, specializing in the food and beverage industry and providing services to top manufacturing and retail companies. His work has been featured in the national media including Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, Newsweek, CBS This Morning and The ABC Home Show. Evan serves on the Executive Committee of The Jewish Funders Network and is also the board chair for Jewish Family & Life Media (the largest magazine and website publisher for Jewish children ages 8 -15). Evan is a founder and most recent co-chair of the Los Angeles Jewish Venture Philanthropy Fund. He is a frequent speaker, facilitator and trainer on the topic of marketing for non-profits. Evan is a graduate of the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and earned his MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business. He and his wife, Dana, live in Westwood with their three children.

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