András Ligeti - World Jewish Congress

András Ligeti

Director Community Relations, WJC Representative Central Europe

András is the Director of Community Relations, WJC Representative Central Europe and the Director of the Budapest Office at the World Jewish Congress. Prior to joining to WJC he was the Executive Director of the European Union of Jewish Students the umbrella organization of national Jewish student unions across Europe. Until 2016 he was the Program Manager for Jewish Life and Antisemitism at the Budapest based Tom Lantos Institute.

András graduated from the Lauder School of Government, Diplomacy and Strategy at IDC Herzliya and he was the chairperson of the Youth Council of the Federation of Jewish Communities in Hungary (Mazsihisz).

Besides his experience in the non-profit sector, András also worked at the corporate sector for four years in the field of logistics and project management.