Stephen W. Arent Named Chairman of the Board

Prominent Denver attorney Stephen W. Arent has been named the Chairman of the National Jewish Board of Directors. Arent has served on the National Jewish board for 10 years. Most recently, he chaired the committees that developed the institution’s 10-year strategic plan and the Road Ahead Campaign, a major capital campaign.

“Stephen has been instrumental in helping National Jewish plan its future and secure the funds we will need to get there,” said outgoing Chairman David H. Engleberg. “He will be an invaluable resource as we move ahead.”

Arent is a shareholder in the law firm of Fisher, Sweetbaum, Levin & Sands, PC, where he concentrates on transactional real estate matters with an emphasis on acquisitions and sales, development, financing and leasing. Among other organizations, Arent has served on the governing boards of Rose Medical Center and the Allied Jewish Federation of Colorado. He also was Chairman of the Board for the Mountain States Region of the Anti-Defamation League and chaired the ADL’s National Legal Affairs Committee.