Executive Committee Archives

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Rachel Ziff

Rachel Ziff is a graduate of Emory University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology and a minor in Jewish Studies. She has served in a variety of roles in the financial services industry, beginning her career at Morgan Stanley Smith Barney and most recently serving as the Chief Compliance Officer and Head of Investor Relations at an equity and credit hedge fund. Rachel has been a downtown resident for more than 18 years and is now a full-time mother living in Tribeca with her husband, Eric, their daughters, Madeleine and Molly, and their Goldendoodle, Totti.

Stacy Pollack*

Stacy Pollack graduated with a BSJ from the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University and holds an MSc in Comparative Politics from the London School of Economics. She is currently a full time mom and dedicated volunteer. In her pre-mom life, Stacy worked in both television news and as the director of marketing for a designer shoe company. Stacy sits on the board of MS Hope for a Cure, a charity dedicated to funding research and helping people living with multiple sclerosis. She is also on the leadership committee for the Guggenheim Museum’s Learning Through Art program and involved in various women’s cancer research charities. After almost eight years in London, Stacy and her husband Jonathan moved back to New York City in 2009. They currently live in Tribeca with their two sons, Braden and Evan, and their three dogs.

Shira Altman

Shira Altman graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Colgate University, earning a BA in History with a minor in Jewish Studies. She then obtained a Master of Arts from NYU in Humanities and Social Thought, with an emphasis in Documentary Film. After working in various positions within the film industry, Shira founded her own boutique video biography company which specialized in creating historical legacy videos for families. In 2013, Shira and her husband, Michael, moved downtown, where they are raising their three children. Currently, she is a full-time mom and a dedicated volunteer, having served many roles at JCP, including leading the Parent Associations in the Early Childhood Center and the Hebrew School Project.

Shari Coats

Shari Coats is a proud Texas Longhorn. She is an employment attorney and recently retired Deloitte principal, where she was the Deputy General Counsel and served on the Extended Leadership Team. Shari earned her MHS in Mental Health and currently conducts mental health research with Johns Hopkins University. Community service has always been important to her and her family, and, in addition to JCP, she serves on the Board of The Mercy Center, serves various roles at her children’s schools, and participates in community food programs throughout New York City. She and her husband, Stephen, have 3 children who have all gone through JCP’s HSP program.

Jared Friedberg

Jared Friedberg is the Founder and Managing Partner of Sycale Advisors, an investment manager, and Portfolio Manager of the Mercator Fund. Prior to founding Sycale, Jared was Co-Founder and Partner of Compass Global Investments LLC, a single-family investment company. Jared was a Principal at Cortec Group for seven years, a U.S. middle-market leveraged buyout fund. Jared earned his MBA from Columbia Business School and graduated from the University of Pennsylvania. He serves on the boards of Sirenas Marine Discovery, Sandton Capital Partners, and Globalpak Holdings, Ltd. Jared and his wife live in Greenwich Village with their two daughters, one of whom is enrolled in JCP’s Bar/Bat Mitzvah Program. They actively support children’s education in Latin America through the Genesis Foundation.

Jeffrey Ross

Jeffrey Ross is a partner and chair of the Executive Compensation & ERISA department at Fried Frank. For over 15 years, he has counseled clients on ERISA fiduciary matters and assisted clients with the executive compensation aspects of merger and acquisition transactions. More generally, Jeff has worked with several clients on a broad variety of employee benefits and compensation matters, including the negotiation of employment, non-competition and severance agreements, as well as equity-based compensation arrangements. He received his JD from New York University School of Law in 2001, where he was an Associate Casebook Editor of the law school’s Moot Court Casebook, and received his BA, cum laude, with honors in Latin Literature, from Yale University in 1998. He has called Tribeca home for nearly 10 years and enjoys exploring the neighborhood with his wife Solange and his three children Gabriel, Naomi and Billie.