Doug Berman has been an active and engaged member of the Jewish Federation of Broward County for over twenty years. Prior to his appointment as Board Chair, he served as the Foundation Board Chair, Investment Committee Chair, and longtime member of the Executive Committee of the Jewish Federation.

Doug also serves our broader Jewish community as Finance Chair and Board member of Hillel International and has been extensively involved over the years with local Hillels at several universities, including his alma mater, the University of Virginia. He is also a former Executive Board member and lifetime Trustee of Temple Dor Dorim.

In his professional life, Doug is the Executive Managing Director of H.I.G. Capital, where he leads the firm’s U.S. Private Equity business. H.I.G. Capital is a multi-strategy alternative asset manager with over $60 billion of assets under management. He joined the firm in 1996 and, prior to that, was a consultant at Bain & Company, one of the largest consulting firms in the world.

Doug holds a B.A. degree with Honors in Economics from the University of Virginia and an M.B.A. degree from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, where he is a frequent guest lecturer.

Doug is married to Jodi Berman, a dedicated philanthropic leader and the immediate past Board Chair of Goodman Jewish Family Services of Broward County. They have three children, Zachary, Ethan and Charlie, who are continuing their family commitment to ensuring the future of our Jewish community.