Sharon S. Nazarian, PhD, is president of the Younes and Soraya Nazarian Family Foundation. She is the founder and board chair of the UCLA Nazarian Center for Israel Studies and is an adjunct professor of political science. She serves on the national board of directors of the Anti-Defamation League, is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and a trustee of Freedom House. A mother of three, she resides in Los Angeles with her husband.