Hadar Borden is receiving the Ruth & Milton Kahn Emerging Leadership Award at the 2020 Campaign for Jewish Buffalo Kick off Event on September 25, 2019.  This award recognizes and invests in an emerging leader who demonstrates a commitment to the growth and sustainability of our vibrant and caring Buffalo Jewish Community.

Hadar is the director of the University at Buffalo’s Blackstone LaunchPad powered by Techstars, a campus-based entrepreneurship program. She serves as the director of the WNY Prosperity Fellowship Program, a leadership development program that seeks to recruit and retain entrepreneurial-minded students to contribute to economic development in WNY. A mother of two young sons, Hadar is married to David Borden and resides in Amherst. She is a trustee on the Federation board; contributes to The Center for Jewish Engagement and Learning; is a member of the board of Explore Buffalo, The Tool Library, and Hillel of Buffalo, and was recognized by Buffalo Business First as a member of the 2013 Class of Forty under 40.

If you’re interested in attending the Kick Off Event to congratulate Hadar on this incredible achievement, click here for more information and to register!