Jarrod Neal Bernstein is former Obama Administration Counter Terrorism and Community Outreach Official. In October 2014, Bernstein became the Senior Vice President, Marketing and Communications for CarePoint Health, a patient-focused health care provider in the state of New Jersey. Bernstein is the former Associate Director of the White House Office of Public Engagement responsible for Jewish Outreach. It was announced in January 2012 that he was leaving his position at the White House.

From April 2009 to September 2011, Bernstein served first as the Local Affairs and then as Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Intergovernmental Affairs for the United States Department of Homeland Security. In this role, he coordinated DHS’s outreach to mayors and governors. During his tenure at DHS, Bernstein worked extensively on numerous responses to significant events and policy initiatives including the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, the earthquake in Haiti, as well as the dissemination of intelligence information to state and local governments during periods of increased threat.

Prior to joining the Obama Administration, Bernstein served in the administration of New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg for seven years. He served as Deputy Commissioner of Community Affairs from 2007-2009. There he was responsible for community crisis management and outreach around mayoral programs. These outreach efforts involved working with diverse communities across the Five Boroughs of New York City to ensure community engagement in the policy process.

Homeland Security & Terrorism, Marketing, Communication, Jewish, Jewish Heritage Journalism, Political Commentators & Pundits,