Dr. Max Baumgarten

Director of North American Operations, The Diane and Guilford Glazer Foundation

Max D. Baumgarten, Ph.D. is the Director of North American Operations at The Diane and Guilford Glazer Foundation in Los Angeles, where he oversees grantmaking focused on strengthening Jewish life in the United States. Previously, Max worked at the Pat Brown Institute for Public Affairs at Cal State LA, where he led research, policy, and public opinion projects, including the Voices of L.A. survey series. He has taught History courses at Cal State LA and UCLA and published articles in American Jewish History and California History. A native Angeleno, Max earned a BA from UC Berkeley and an MA and Ph.D. from UCLA. He is an alumnus of the Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles’ New Leaders Project and serves as the Education Director on his local Neighborhood Council. Max enjoys watching baseball and trying to convince his children to appreciate his aging, elder millennial hipster taste in music.