About YLD

Jordan grew up in Northbrook and Highland Park, where he attended Rochelle Zell Jewish High School and was active in JUF programs like Write On for Israel. He graduated from Stanford University with an undergraduate degree in Bioengineering and a masters in Management Science & Engineering and graduated from Tsinghua University with a masters of management in global affairs in the inaugural class of the Schwarzman Scholars program. Jordan most recently served as a venture capitalist at New Enterprise Associates, one of the world's largest venture capital firms, and is currently the VP Financial Planning & Analysis at IonQ, a leading quantum computing startup. He moved back to Chicago in 2020 and has enjoyed reengaging with JUF programs since!