Jewish Healthcare Foundation Welcomes Zeke Rediker as Chief Engagement Officer and General Counsel

The Jewish Healthcare Foundation (JHF) is pleased to announce that Zeke Rediker, JD, MS, will join the organization as its chief engagement officer and general counsel on August 18. In this leadership role, Rediker will lead strategic initiatives, provide legal counsel to the Foundation, strengthen external engagement and partnerships, and help guide JHF through an evolving healthcare policy and regulatory landscape.

An accomplished attorney and public policy leader, Rediker brings experience spanning the private, public, and nonprofit sectors. His background advising executive leaders, navigating complex legal and regulatory issues, and advancing mission-driven initiatives aligns with JHF's collaborative approach to improving health and health care.

Most recently, Rediker served as senior counsel for regulatory affairs and policy at PNC Bank, where he advised on emerging public policy issues including artificial intelligence, environmental, social, and governance policy, climate, affordable housing, and preventing fraud. Previously, he served as executive advisor on legal policy in the Office of Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey, where he helped found the Office of Equal Protection, the city's first workers' rights and civil rights enforcement office. In that role, he helped implement Pittsburgh's paid sick leave ordinance, leading hundreds of local businesses to adopt new workplace policies, and advanced the city's first Americans with Disabilities Act Transition Plan in more than three decades.

"Zeke brings a rare combination of legal expertise, strategic thinking, and a deep commitment to public service," said JHF President and CEO Danny Rosen, PhD. "Throughout his career, he has helped organizations navigate complex challenges while building partnerships that create meaningful change. His experience across government, law, and community leadership will strengthen JHF's ability to advance innovative solutions that improve health and opportunity throughout our region and beyond."

For more than three decades, JHF has brought together leaders from health care, government, education, business, and community organizations to address some of health care's most pressing challenges. As chief engagement officer and general counsel, Rediker will help deepen these relationships, identify new opportunities for collaboration, and provide strategic legal guidance that supports the Foundation's mission and long-term impact.

Prior to his public service, Rediker practiced law at Reed Smith LLP, where he established the firm's Criminal Justice Reform Pro Bono Program and helped secure the freedom of two wrongfully sentenced individuals. Earlier in his career, he clerked for federal judges on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit and the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York.

“I'm honored to join the Jewish Healthcare Foundation, one of the region's most impactful organizations and a national leader in healthcare innovation. JHF has long been a trusted convener of leaders and organizations committed to improving the public health of our communities. I'm excited to build on that legacy and help advance initiatives that make a lasting difference in Pittsburgh and across the country.”

Beyond his professional work, Rediker has been an active civic leader throughout the Pittsburgh region. He served as an Executive Committee designee for the Pittsburgh 2026 NFL Draft, helping plan one of the largest events in the city's history. He previously served on the Board of Directors of Jewish Family and Community Services, and founded the East Hills Back-to-School Drive, which has helped provide thousands of backpacks and school supplies to local students over the past decade.

Rediker earned a Juris Doctor from the University of Michigan Law School, a Master of Science from the University of Oxford, where he studied as a Rotary Ambassadorial Scholar, and a Bachelor of Arts from Cornell University. In 2025, he was named one of Pittsburgh Magazine's 40 Under 40.