Dr. Steven Windmueller

Dr. Steven Windmueller is a Jewish communal professional and educator. He launched his career more than forty years ago on the staff of the American Jewish Committee where he served for twelve years as the executive director of the Jewish Federation in Albany, New York (1973-1985), and for ten years as the executive director of the Los Angeles Jewish Federation's Community Relations Committee (1985-1995). Since then, Dr. Windmueller has spent nearly twenty years at the Hebrew Union College in Los Angeles, first directing it School of Jewish Communal Service (now the School of Jewish Nonprofit Management) and then serving for four years (2006-10) as the dean of the LA campus.

Dr. Windmueller holds a Ph.D. from the University of Pennsylvania in international relations. A specialist on political issues and American Jewish affairs, Dr. Windmueller has written and lectured extensively on Jewish public and civic affairs, the Middle East, and global social trends. Several years ago he launched The Wind Report (www.thewindreport.com), an interactive website that serves as a repository for his extensive writings.