About Angelica Berrie

Angelica is President of the Russell Berrie Foundation which makes transformational gifts to seed innovative philanthropic ventures that express Russ Berrie's entrepreneurial spirit. She is Chair of the The Center for Interreligious Understanding, collaborating with leaders of all faiths to construct systems against religious stereotypes and intolerance and foster bridges of understanding, reconciliation and peacemaking vital to meeting the interfaith challenges of the 21st century.

She is Chair of the Shalom Hartman Institute in North America, which is committed to the significance of Jewish ideas, the power of applied scholarship, and the conviction that great teaching contributes to the growth and continual revitalization of the Jewish people. She is also on the Board of the Joint Distribution Committee and President of Ofanim, a nonprofit organization in Israel whose mission is to deliver high-quality supplemental education to children in the periphery using mobile classrooms. 

Angelica helped found Gilda's Club of Northern New Jersey and was Board Chair of Gilda's Club Worldwide, a free social and emotional support network of clubhouses for families living with cancer across North America. She is CEO at Kate's Paperie, an iconic New York paper destination for quality stationery, printing and gift wrap. Her book on philanthropy - A Passion for Giving: Tools and Inspiration for Creating a Charitable Foundation – co-authored with wealth advisor Peter Klein, is a practical guide for establishing private charitable foundations.