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Since July 2004, Larry Garber has served as Executive Director of the New Israel Fund. The Fund works to strengthen democracy in Israel by creating and supporting programs that safeguard civil and human rights, bridge social and economic gaps, foster tolerance for all its inhabitants, and create an environment in which different forms of religious practice can thrive.
Garber is a former senior official with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and served as Director of USAID’s West Bank and Gaza missions from 1999-2004. Prior to his assignment as Mission Director, he held a number of supervisory positions in USAID’s Bureau of Policy and Program Coordination Office, where he developed policies associated with USAID’s democracy, human rights, and post-conflict programs.
Before joining USAID, Garber was a senior associate with the National Democratic Institute, legal director with the International Human Rights Law Group, and an associate with the Steptoe and Johnson law firm. He has served as a consultant on election-related matters for the Organization of American States, United Nations, and Organization of Security and Cooperation in Europe. He has also taught at the Washington College of Law at American University as an adjunct professor.
Garber is the co-editor of The New Democratic Frontier: A Country by Country Assessment of the 1990 Elections in East and Central Europe, published in 1992 by NDI, and the author of Guidelines for International Election Observation, published in 1984 by the IHRLG. He is also the author of many articles on election monitoring, human rights, and democracy promotion.
Garber was born and raised in New York City. He graduated from Queens College with a bachelor’s degree and received both a master’s degree in international affairs and a law degree from Columbia University.
