Background

Stefan Rothschild was born in Stockholm in 1949 and immigrated to Israel in 1969. He married and made his home in Jerusalem, served in the IDF, and earned his B.A in Sociology and Education and M.S.W. from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

In 1978, Mr. Rothschild joined the Welfare Department of the Jerusalem Municipality and managed its rehabilitation division for five years. In 1984 he joined Akim-Jerusalem, where he held various theraupeutic and managerial positions. In 1986, he received a Hubert Humphrey fellowship to study public health at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore. Mr. Rothschild became director of Akim-Jerusalem in 2001 and served in that capacity until 2006.

Between 1999 and 2004, together with Dr. Pesach Gitelman, Mr. Rothschild managed a unique project administered by the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee and funded by the government of the United States in the Czech and Slovak Republics. The project included the establishment of a department at Charles University in Prague for training personnel in serving special needs populations.

In 1998 Mr. Rothschild began working as an independent management consultant. His office today includes four staff persons and its clients include more than 20 organizations and non-profits in Israel. Mr. Rothschild also advises foundations in Israel, Switzerland and Germany and he serves as deputy chairman of “Caravan 2000,” an umbrella association of 15 organizations that provide services to populations with special needs throughout Europe.