Maya Bernstein is the Strategic Design Officer at UpStart Bay Area, which partners with entrepreneurs, start-ups, and established organization to re-design the experience and expression of Jewish life. Maya is a frequently published author, online and in print, in the field of Jewish innovation and social entrepreneurship. A graduate of Columbia University and Harvard’s Graduate School of Education, Maya has lived, taught, and spoken with the natives in Belarus, Germany, Israel, and China. She and her husband live in Palo Alto and have three children. She is a recipient of the Covenant Foundation’s Pomegranate Prize.