Jeremy Burton is the Executive Director of the Jewish Community Relations Council (JCRC) of Greater Boston, a leading regional Jewish community relations organization that has become a national model under his leadership since October 1, 2011, with initiatives including support for immigrants, Boston Partners for Peace, and responses to antisemitism. Born in New York, he is a descendant of Hungarian Jews on his father's side and has a mother's side featuring a hidden Jewish history in America spanning nearly 500 years. He identifies as a gay Mexican-American Jew, bringing a unique perspective on inclusion and diversity in the Jewish community. Burton holds a B.A. in Political Science from Queens College, City University of New York. His career includes early roles in political strategy and public communications, such as staff for New York City Mayor David N. Dinkins, assistant to Manhattan Borough President Ruth Messinger, work on the 1996 Clinton/Gore Re-Election Campaign, involvement in the 1997 New York City mayoral campaign of Ruth Messinger, and positions in the New York State Assembly and Attorney General's office. In the nonprofit sector, he served as Executive Director of Amos: The National Jewish Partnership for Social Justice, Vice President of Programs at the Jewish Funders Network, and Senior Vice President (previously Chief Strategy Officer) of Programs at Jewish Funds for Justice (joined 2005). He holds board and volunteer roles including board member and executive committee of Keshet (LGBTQ inclusion in Jewish life), founding board member and co-chair of Darkhei Noam, founding national board member of Bikkurim, and participation in the Human Rights Campaign’s Jewish Workplace Equality Program. Burton writes and speaks on Jewish community challenges, with publications in the Boston Globe, Times of Israel, New York Jewish Week, Jewish Forward, and Washington Post: On Faith; he was named to JTA's 'Twitter 100' in 2010 and is active on Twitter as @BurtonJM. His awards include the Warren B. Kohn Award (2021) for ten years at JCRC and the Grinspoon Amber Award (2025).