


Jonathan Gruber
Strategy Lead, Building
I lead Einhorn Collaborative’s Building strategy, which is focused on strengthening social connection and social cohesion. I partner with leaders and organizations across a handful of sectors – including philanthropy, civic life, policy, business, and tech – to support systems change.
Most rewarding moment since joining Einhorn Collaborative
Playing a key role in the conception, design, and launch of New Pluralists, a funder and field collaborative working to strengthen a culture of pluralism in the U.S. and to support the growing ecosystem powering this work.
Something people may not know about me
I’ve spent most of my life in the Northeast, though I was born in Louisville, Kentucky and have a fondness for the Bluegrass State from my many visits with loved ones over the years.
Something that inspires me
“I arise in the morning torn between a desire to improve the world and a desire to enjoy the world. This makes it hard to plan the day.” ― E.B. White
Before Einhorn Collaborative
I worked as a management consultant advising clients across sectors on strategy, organizational change, and culture; as director of education for a nonprofit that supports Holocaust rescuers and preserves their legacy; and as a teacher at a school in the English countryside.
A Framework to Strengthen Community Connection
Fostering connection within communities demands civic, cultural, and policy change. But what actions can government take to make this a reality?
Questions as a Doorway to Reducing Divisions
Even ardent proponents would agree that dialogue alone is not the antidote to toxic polarization or creeping authoritarianism. Yet, the coverage and commentary about dialogue as a facet of bridging work are incomplete.
Building Connected Communities: Seven Reflections for the Shared Work Ahead
Those of us focused on strengthening connection and ameliorating the effects of loneliness and isolation must widen the aperture by finding common cause with people working to solve adjacent but overlapping challenges.