Stosh Cotler is the Chief Executive Officer of Bend the Arc: Jewish Action and Bend the Arc: A Jewish Partnership for Justice. She is a nationally recognized leader of the movement to renew and expand the Jewish community’s role in progressive social change in the U.S.

In 2015, the Center for American Progress named Stosh as one of its “15 Progressive Faith Leaders to Watch,” and in 2017, Stosh was named an Auburn Senior Fellow, where she has worked alongside some of the preeminent faith leaders in the US. Stosh has twice been recognized in the Forward 50 in 2014 and 2018 as one of the Jews who have had a profound impact on the American Jewish community. She has been featured in numerous media outlets, including the Washington Post, the New York Times, and PBS Newshour.

In her nearly 15 years of leadership at Bend the Arc, Stosh has overseen many of the organization’s most successful programs and national growth strategies, including the unprecedented expansion of its grassroots base to more than 125,000 people across the country. Her career has spanned over 30 years as an organizer, trainer, and leader in movements for justice and equity.