Yael Levin Hungerford, PhD

Yael Levin Hungerford is President of The Carob Trust, where she oversees Carob’s overall strategy, programs, and grantmaking. Recognizing the importance of healthy civic institutions for a flourishing society, she has a keen interest in the role private sector leadership and philanthropy play in promoting a strong civil society.

Yael comes to Carob with extensive experience in the non-profit sector, having held several leadership positions in education-related programs and organizations. Most recently she led the Manhattan Institute’s Adam Smith Society for a number of years.

Yael has published widely on the role of a liberal arts education in a modern republic. She has a PhD in political theory from Boston College and an AB in philosophy from the University of Chicago. She is the recipient of numerous academic fellowships.