Boaz Blumovitz has been named the new Chief Financial Officer of the Jewish United Fund/Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago.

He succeeds Michael Tarnoff, a 35-year veteran of JUF, who is transitioning to his new role as Senior Vice President-Project Management.

At JUF, Blumovitz plays a central role in setting the strategic direction for and supervising the areas of finance, accounting, investments, risk management, compliance, employee benefits, insurance, and real estate-related transactions.

He brings 25 years of experience in banking, corporate finance, technology, investments and real estate, both internationally and locally. From 2009 to 2013, he directed Bank Leumi’s Midwest operations as the firm’s Chicago-based Regional Executive. He served most recently as head of the bank’s high tech industry department-corporate division, and also had been with Bank Leumi in Palo Alto and London.

Blumovitz received his BA in Economics from Tel Aviv University and his MBA from the University of Hartford. He also is a graduate of Stanford University’s Executive Education Program in Financial Management.