Michael Leffell is the chairman and founder of 10 East, Canoe Intelligence, and Portage Partners, a privately held firm focused on alternative asset investments. Before his retirement in 2010, he served as deputy executive managing member of Davidson Kempner Capital Management, a multi-strategy, event-driven hedge fund. Michael and his wife Lisa oversee the Lisa and Michael Leffell Foundation, which is dedicated to supporting Jewish education and enhancing the security and vibrancy of the State of Israel. He is President Emeritus of the Board of Trustees at the Solomon Schechter School of Westchester, Chairman of Commentary magazine, a trustee of the Jewish Institute for National Security of America (JINSA), and a Wexner Heritage Fellow. Michael earned his JD from Columbia Law School in 1984.

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