Ari Marom (currently the President and CEO of Vered Tours) holds a BA in Political Science from Tel Aviv University and an MA in Public Policy & Administration from the Hebrew University in Jerusalem. He was the founding president of the Reform congregation in Tzur Hadassah near Jerusalem, Kehillat Shir Hadash and was a member of the national board of the Israel Movement for Progressive Judaism from 2005 to 2011. He is an avid traveler and splits his working time between the USA, Canada and Israel.