Nancy K. Kaufman has been the Executive Director of The Jewish Community Relations Council (JCRC) of Greater Boston since 1990. JCRC serves as the public affairs arm of Boston's Jewish Federation, Combined Jewish Philanthropies (CJP).  Before coming to the JCRC, Nancy worked for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts as Deputy Director of the Governor's Office Human Resources, Assistant Secretary of Health and Human Services and Deputy Commissioner of the Department of Public Welfare.

Ms. Kaufman is the recipient of the “Littauer Award for Excellence", from the Kennedy School of Government, and the Massachusetts NASW chapter award for "Greatest Contribution to Social Policy and Social Change” as well as the Ten-Point Coalition's community leadership award.  Ms. Kaufman was noted among the top 50 (The Forward Fifty) American Jewish leaders in The Forward Newspaper in 2000 and 2004.  Nancy holds a Bachelor's Degree from Brandeis University; a Master's in Social Work from Boston College, and a Master's in Public Administration, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University. She was awarded an Honorary Doctorate Degree in Public Service from Northeastern University in June, 2001.  Ms. Kaufman has served on the Board of the Urban League of Massachusetts, the Jewish Organizing Initiative and the Cohen Hillel Academy.  Ms. Kaufman currently serves as a co-convener of the National Jewish Social Justice Roundtable.