Michael L. Tichnor

Michael L. Tichnor is an American real estate businessman and activist. He is the founder and president of Tichnor Properties. Since 2022, he has been the national president of the American Jewish Committee.

Biography

Michael L. Tichnor graduated from the Boston College Law School in 1977.[1] He is the founder and president of the real estate company Tichnor Properties.[2]

Together with his wife Karen Tichnor, he has a long history of advocacy for the Jewish community of the Boston and MetroWest areas. He joined the American Jewish Committee in 1997 and became the organization's regional president for New England in 2009.[3] He has been a member of the American Jewish Committee's Executive Council on a national level[2] and became its national president in 2022, succeeding Harriet P. Schleifer.[4]

Tichnor has been a member of the boards of the Metrowest Jewish Day School and the CJP's Metrowest Committee.[2] He has been engaged in OneinForty, an organization that aims to raise awareness of genetic factors that increase the risk of cancer among Ashkenazi Jews.[3] Tichnor has been chairman of the Board of Selectmen in Wayland, Massachusetts.[5]

References

  1. ^ "The 2016–2017 Giving Report" (PDF). BC Law Magazine: 59. Winter 2018. Retrieved June 13, 2014.
  2. ^ a b c "JFS of Metrowest Honors Karen and Michael Tichnor of Wayland". WaylandeNews. March 5, 2015. Retrieved June 13, 2024.
  3. ^ a b "American Jewish Committee selects new president". Israel National News. June 15, 2022. Retrieved June 13, 2024.
  4. ^ Fox, Jeremy C. (June 14, 2022). "Mass. real estate entrepreneur elected president of American Jewish Committee". The Boston Globe. Retrieved June 13, 2024.
  5. ^ Green, Kristen (October 30, 2005). "Meeting will end fight over cell tower". Boston.com. Retrieved June 13, 2024.