Elaine Schuster

Elaine Schuster is a philanthropist, former American diplomat, civic leader, and Democratic Party activist.

Public service

For the 64th UN session (2009-2010), President Barack Obama appointed Mrs. Schuster to serve as a Public Delegate to the United Nations General Assembly.[1] Schuster focuses her work for the U.N. in the area of human trafficking.

Philanthropy

In 2004, she and her husband, Gerald, founded The Elaine and Gerald Schuster Institute for Investigative Journalism at Brandeis University.[2] Along with her husband, Mrs. Schuster founded a community-based network center, called PEACE (Partnerships in Education and Community Enrichment).[3]

Mrs. Schuster has also led the Schuster Family Foundation’s efforts to establish a Transplant Center as well as a Surgical Suite named for them at Brigham and Women's Hospital.[4][5]

Awards and Honors

Schuster and her husband received the Heritage Society Award from the Brigham & Women’s Hospital. She has been honored by Franciscan Children’s Hospital.[6] In 2011, Schuster was honored by the Big Sister Association of Greater Boston.[7] In 2013, Schuster was awarded an Honorary Doctorate degree from Brandeis University for her commitment to education, health care and human rights.[8] She was also named by Boston Magazine as one of 100 Women who Run Boston.[9]

Political activism

Schuster is active in Democratic politics on both state and national level. She has served as Finance Chair to Senator John Kerry, as National Advisory Board member and the New England Chair for Hillary Clinton’s Presidential Campaign and has been a past Chair of the Democratic National Committee’s Women’s Leadership Forum. The Massachusetts State Democratic Party has honored her for her work on behalf of Democratic values.[1]

Personal

She is married to Gerald Schuster, the President of Continental Wingate Company Inc. The two reside in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, Osterville, Massachusetts and Palm Beach, Florida.

References
  1. "President Obama Announces More Key Administration Posts, 9/22/09 | The White House". Whitehouse.gov. 2009-09-22. Retrieved 2012-02-10.
  2. "About the Institute | Schuster Institute | Brandeis University". Brandeis.edu. Retrieved 2012-02-10.
  3. Donnelly, Shannon. "Doctorate elevates achievements to the nth degree". Palm Beach Daily News. Retrieved 22 November 2013.
  4. "Board Biographies - Jonathan M. Tisch College of Citizenship and Public Service - Tufts University". Activecitizen.tufts.edu. Retrieved 2012-02-10.
  5. Goldstein, Meredith. "Celebrating the Brigham's new transplant center". The Boston Globe. Retrieved 22 November 2013.
  6. Kampeas, Ron (2009-09-22). "Elaine Schuster, Brandeis giver, gets U.N. nod | Capital J | JTA - Jewish & Israel News". Blogs.jta.org. Archived from the original on 2012-01-31. Retrieved 2012-02-10.
  7. "Chelsea Clinton wows charity crowd with off-the-cuff tribute to her late grandmother - Political Intelligence - A national political and campaign blog from The Boston Globe". Boston.com. 2011-11-14. Retrieved 2012-02-10.
  8. "Elaine Schuster | Honorary Degree Recipients | Commencement 2013 | Brandeis University". www.brandeis.edu. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
  9. "Power: The 100 Women Who Run This Town (continued)". Boston Magazine. 2006-05-15. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
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