Lee Bycel

Lee Bycel is an Adjunct Professor (part-time) at the University of San Francisco, holding the Sinton Visiting Professorship in Holocaust, Genocide, and Refugee Studies. He is also a Senior Moderator at the Aspen Institute, Founder of CedarStreet Leadership, and serves on the Board of 3 Generation, a genocide survivor advocacy nonprofit. His roles include former Dean of Hebrew Union College - Jewish Institute of Religion in Los Angeles, where he taught Leadership and Applied Theology.

Education: BA in Philosophy from UC Berkeley, rabbinic ordination from Hebrew Union College, and a PhD from Claremont School of Theology.

Research focuses on social justice, Holocaust memory, and humanitarian responses to genocide and displacement. His fieldwork includes trips to Darfur, South Sudan, Kenya, Haiti, and Ethiopia, addressing refugee crises and poverty. He writes for the Huffington Post on social issues and has engaged in Holocaust education initiatives in Germany. His CedarStreet Leadership consultancy advises organizations on strategic leadership.

Labs/Teams: Active with 3 Generation's film-based survivor storytelling projects and CedarStreet's leadership development programs.