IPA President Inducted Onto Board of Governors for The Weizmann Institute

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Buffalo Grove, Ill. (December 11, 2006) - Gregg M. Steinberg, President of IPA, was inducted onto the Board of Governors for the Weizmann Institute of Science, at the recent Board of Governor’s meeting on November 13, 2006 in Rehovot, Israel.

As a Governor-elect, he joins volunteers from the United States, Canada, France, Latin America, the United Kingdom, Israel and the European Union in helping to guide the future of the Institute and the important international scientific work performed at the Wiezmann Institute of Science. Steinberg has volunteered with the organization for 7 years.

Steinberg joined IPA in 1992 and became its Chief Financial Officer in 1995. He has been President since 1997. Civically, he has been a board member of the Jewish Community Centers of Chicago and a past board member and Chairman for various committees of the Jewish Council for Youth Services. Currently, he is a member of Aspen Institute’s Middle East Strategy Group, a member of the Midwest board of Operation Hope, Midwest chair for the American Committee for the American Committee for the Weizmann Institute of Science (ACWIS) and a member of ACWIS’ national executive committee, an officer of Touchstones Discussions Board and is involved in a leadership role with the Suburban Human Relations Commission.

The Weizmann Institute of Science, located in Rehovot, Israel, is a center of science and technology research and graduate study. For over 60 years, the Institute has engaged in basic and applied research addressing crucial problems in medicine and health, technology, agriculture and the environment. Research projects at the Institute have yielded treatments for cancer, diabetes, multiple sclerosis and AIDS as well as ground- breaking research into global warming; alternative energy; and world hunger.

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