Yonatan Gordis is Managing Director and Senior Consultant of the Center for Leadership Initiatives (CLI). A renowned designer and facilitator of retreats and conferences, Yoni has nearly 25 years of experience as an organizational consultant. As a strategist and coach, he has worked with social entrepreneurs on four continents. He has is part of the ROI design and facilitation team.
Prior to the launch of CLI in 2006, Yoni was the principal at a consulting firm that worked with non-profit and philanthropic clients internationally. Yoni was a founding member of the Elul Beit Midrash in Jerusalem and a teacher in numerous educational institutions throughout Israel. Born in the United States, he lived in Israel for nearly twenty years, and currently resides in Vancouver, British Columbia with his wife and two daughters. A graduate of Columbia University, Yoni received private rabbinic ordination in Israel, served as an officer in the Israel Air Force, and spent time as a midwife’s assistant, a teacher of Jewish text and creative writing, a translator of military history, and a fan of live music.
Prior to the launch of CLI in 2006, Yoni was the principal at a consulting firm that worked with non-profit and philanthropic clients internationally. Yoni was a founding member of the Elul Beit Midrash in Jerusalem and a teacher in numerous educational institutions throughout Israel. Born in the United States, he lived in Israel for nearly twenty years, and currently resides in Vancouver, British Columbia with his wife and two daughters. A graduate of Columbia University, Yoni received private rabbinic ordination in Israel, served as an officer in the Israel Air Force, and spent time as a midwife’s assistant, a teacher of Jewish text and creative writing, a translator of military history, and a fan of live music.
