Shayna Rose Triebwasser

SENIOR PHILANTHROPIC ADVISOR

Shayna is an advocate for civic engagement, social justice, and cross-cultural connections. She spent the first twelve years of her career in journalism. During her nine-year tenure at Los Angeles magazine, where she rose to the position of Senior Editor and oversaw the editorial development of LAmag.com, she focused on the people and the issues shaping the future of Los Angeles. Shayna has moderated panel discussions on topics ranging from female leadership to design in the age of digital storytelling.

Inspired to play a larger role in building communities and supporting worthy projects, she joined the team at Fundamental in 2016. Her work as a Executive Director for the Righteous Persons Foundation (RPF) focuses on bridging the divide between people of different backgrounds and galvanizing the power of the arts, media, and Jewish storytelling for social change. Shayna has a degree in American Literature from the University of California, Los Angeles. She is the 2020 recipient of the JJ Greenberg Award presented to professionals who have demonstrated extraordinary leadership in Jewish philanthropy.