Dov Wilker
A proud Jew and Zionist, Dov Wilker is Vice President for Advocacy and Innovation and National Director for Black/Jewish Relations at American Jewish Committee (AJC).
Wilker began his career with the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the southeastern United States, then served as assistant director of AJC Atlanta. After earning an international MBA from Tel Aviv University and working for an Israeli startup, he returned to AJC in 2011 as Southeast Regional Director.
He serves on the boards of BAMAH, the Atlanta Jewish Film Festival, and the advisory board of Atlanta Ballet. BAMAH brings Israeli artists to Historically Black Colleges and Universities.
His leadership has been recognized across Atlanta and beyond. He recently received the Atlanta Rabbinical Association’s Ner Tamid Award (2026) and AJC Atlanta’s Distinguished Advocate Award (2025). Earlier honors include the Atlanta Business Chronicle’s Civic Diversity Champion designation (2023), “40 Under 40” recognition from both the Atlanta Jewish Times and the Atlanta Business Chronicle, and the Asian American Heritage Foundation’s Distinguished Service Award.
Wilker is an alumnus of LEAD Atlanta (2015) and the Wexner Field Fellowship (Class 5).
He lives in Atlanta with his wife, Julie Jacobson, and their two daughters.
