William C. Daroff is Chief Executive Officer of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations, where he works with the Conference’s member organizations to build consensus and advance the priorities of the organized American Jewish community.

Since becoming CEO in February 2020, Daroff has represented the Conference in discussions with the White House, Congress, senior Israeli officials, foreign governments, and diplomats in Washington and at the United Nations. His work focuses on strengthening the U.S.-Israel relationship, combating antisemitism, promoting Jewish communal security, and addressing major foreign-policy issues affecting Israel and Jewish communities worldwide.

Daroff was the principal co-convener of the November 14, 2023 March for Israel, which brought an estimated 290,000 people to the National Mall in Washington, D.C., in support of Israel, the release of the hostages, and the fight against antisemitism.

He served as the inaugural Chair of the J7, the Large Jewish Communities’ Task Force Against Antisemitism, and in 2026 was named by Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar as the first rotating Chair of the J-50, a forum connecting Israel’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs with leaders of major Jewish communities around the world.

Daroff has testified before committees of the United States Senate and House of Representatives, the European Parliament, and the Knesset on matters involving Jewish communal concerns, nonprofit security, charitable giving, disaster response, Holocaust survivors, and antisemitism.

Before joining the Conference, he spent fourteen years at the Jewish Federations of North America, serving as Senior Vice President for Public Policy and Director of its Washington office. His involvement in politics began at age seven, when he volunteered on his first political campaign. He later worked for Congressman Jack Kemp and served in the administration of President George H. W. Bush, where he was the administration’s youngest political appointee. He also served in the administration of Ohio Governor George Voinovich.

The Jerusalem Post named Daroff one of the 50 most influential Jews worldwide in 2023, and The Forward previously named him one of the 50 most influential Jews in America.

Daroff is a life member of the Council on Foreign Relations, has served as an adjunct professor at George Washington University, and is a contributing columnist for The Jerusalem Post.

A native of Cleveland, Ohio, Daroff earned a bachelor’s degree, summa cum laude, in political science and history, a master’s degree in political science, and a Juris Doctor from Case Western Reserve University. He met his wife, Heidi Krizer Daroff, in Kraków, Poland, in 1995 while they were studying at Jagiellonian University, where both received certificates in the history of Eastern European Jewry and the Holocaust.