Harold Grinspoon is a creative entrepreneur whose early career in real estate helped him build one of the top 50 privately owned property management companies, Aspen Square Management. This success enabled him to create The Harold Grinspoon Foundation (HGF). As a boy, Harold was shocked by the atrocities and horrors of the Holocaust. This left an indelible impression on him, motivating and inspiring his avid Zionism and work in the Jewish world. As the founder and trustee of the HGF, he, alongside talented teams and colleagues, created and implemented innovative programs to further connect the Jewish community to their culture and to each other, including PJ Library, JCamp 180, Life & Legacy, and Voices & Visions.
An avid collaborator, Harold’s most meaningful work comes from being in the company of talented people, creating lasting, impactful partnerships, and spending time in nature. He combines these passions with his work through both his Jewish and secular foundations, in which he supports endeavors to build literacy, protect the environment, sustain Western Mass farms, and fight antisemitism. He has enjoyed a lifetime of hiking, nature, meditation, and skiing, and finds incredible meaning in creating art, sculptures, and poetry, and spending time with his family.