Born in Boston and a lifelong Reform Jew first in Sharon, Massachusetts, then in Fair Lawn and Glen Rock, New Jersey and now as a member of Central Synagogue. Edward is a career prosecutor, mostly as a member of the New York Attorney General's Office where he was Deputy Chief and then Chief of its Criminal Prosecutions Bureau. He also served in the Westchester and Queens County District Attorneys Offices before first retiring and then coming back to work at the Orange County District Attorneys Office. He is also Chief Legilsative Secretary of the District Attorneys Association. He does not speak for Central Synagogue or the Union for Reform Judaism but is an active member of both.