Ethan Sobel (He/Him/His)
Managing Director, BU Hillel
- BU Alum: COM ’13
- Gender Identity: man
- Sexual Orientation: Gay
- Romantic Orientation: Gay
- Race, Ethnicity, and/or Nationality: white
- Hometown: Longmeadow, MA
- Religion: Jewish
Ethan Sobel first brought his energy for campus life to Boston University Hillel in 2014, and now serves as the organization’s Managing Director. He completed his M.S. in Public Relations at Boston University, B.B.A. in Finance and Sport Management at UMass Amherst, and Certificate in Nonprofit Executive Leadership at Indiana University. Ethan has been recognized nationally for his steadfast leadership and the organizational turnaround at BU. These include being awarded the Richard M. Joel Exemplar of Excellence by Hillel International’s CEO, the highest recognition given to a Hillel field professional; named BU Advisor of the Year by the Dean of Students; selected as 1-of-10 in the country for the Accelerate Executive Training Program by Hillel International; and given the honor of delivering a Hillel “Ted” Talk to 1,000+ colleagues in 2019 at the Hillel Global Assembly in Atlanta, GA. Prior to BU, Ethan worked at MIT, UMass Amherst, two small educational nonprofits and Athlete Ally.
Contact Ethan for academic support, research support, career support, student life, coming out, mentoring, and general networking.