Diana Aviv
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MSW, 1977, Columbia University
Former CEO of Independent Sector
Diana Aviv | |
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| Education | BA, 1974, University of the Witwatersrand MSW, 1977, Columbia University |
| Known for | Former CEO of Feeding America Former CEO of Independent Sector |
| Spouse | Sterling Speirn |
Diana Aviv is a South African American business executive. She is the former CEO of Feeding America and Independent Sector.
Aviv was born to a Polish refugee father fleeing with his family to South Africa from the Holocaust.[1] Growing up in Johannesburg, she first learned about Nelson Mandela while a member of the Habonim youth movement.[2] She graduated from King David High School Victory Park in 1968 and the University of the Witwatersrand in 1974. Following this, she moved to North American and enrolled at Columbia University School of Social Work. She studied social work in Johannesburg as it was the only legal way to get involved with the anti-apartheid movement without ending up in prison.[3]