Born in Israel but raised on board EL AL airplanes, Ohad Sternberg has lived on the East Coast, in the Middle East and in Eastern Europe. After working for an Israeli-American start-up for six years, Ohad decided to dedicate himself to international development work and joined the U.S. Peace Corps, taking a 27-month volunteer position in the capital of Moldova, Chișinău where he works on sustainable development in both the Jewish and refugee communities. Ohad also teaches at three universities on labor economics and critical thinking in contemporary international affairs. After Ohad finishes his service this summer, he will pursue his dream of becoming the future Secretary General of the United Nations. A world traveler with a love for conversation, Ohad enjoys storytelling, exploring exotic places and meeting new people. You will most likely find him on a plane, talking to the nearby passengers, using the techniques he learned as a life coach to assist others in realizing their dreams. Ohad believes in the power of networking to promote collaboration and to help people find the success their looking for.
During his Peace Corps service in Moldova, Ohad served as a consultant to the Moldovan government and numerous NGOs on capacity building and community development. Trained by the U.S. government as a business and economic developer, Ohad transmits his skills to two important minority communities in Moldova – the refugee and Jewish communities. Collaborating with UNHCR in Moldova, Ohad has been providing mentoring and vocational training for more than 600 refugee beneficiaries through multiple programs. At the Jewish Community Center, Ohad has worked closely with JDC to bring together its seven organizations to create a better experience for their 17,500 beneficiaries. The ‘3060’ program is set to change the financial structure and ROI of the community center by addressing post-Soviet Union mentality in receiving free services and aid. Ohad has also fundraised money and services to digitalize Moldova’s only Jewish museum, which has enabled it to record and post online testimonials of the last Holocaust survivors in Bessarabia. His latest fundraising efforts through USAID helped create the Holocaust toolkit for educators, which promises to transform national education by introducing tolerance education into every Moldovan school.
