Dov Wilker

A proud Jew and Zionist, Dov Wilker has been Regional Director of the American Jewish Committee Atlanta since 2012 and AJC's National Director for Black Jewish Relations since 2019. After earning his International M.B.A. from Tel Aviv University, Dov worked for an Israeli software start-up. Dov began his career in advocacy with the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the Southeastern United States and previously served as AJC Atlanta’s Assistant Director. Dov is currently a board member of BAMAH, the Atlanta Jewish Film Festival, an advisory board member for the Atlanta Ballet and the Grady Ambassador Force. During his time at AJC Atlanta, Dov has served on the Boards of the Faith Alliance for Metro Atlanta (FAMA), the City of Atlanta Human Rights Council, the Georgia Advisory Council for the US Global Leadership Council

In 2023, Dov was recognized by the Atlanta Business Chronicle as a Civic Diversity Champion and has been previously recognized as a 40 under 40 by both the Atlanta Jewish Times and the Atlanta Business Chronicle and received the Asian American Heritage Foundations Distinguished Service Award. Always looking to learn and grow, Dov is an alum of Wexner Field Fellow Class 5 and the LEAD Atlanta class of 2015. He is married to Julie Jacobson and together they have two daughters.