Zimra Vigoda was born in Budapest and raised in New York City. After immigrating to Israel in the 1990s, she spent over two decades leading and advising nonprofit and public sector initiatives, with a focus on education, civil society, and cross-cultural engagement. She holds a law degree from Cardozo School of Law in New York and has worked at the intersection of advocacy, strategy, and social impact throughout her career.
In recent years, Zimra has transitioned into the private sector, where she continues to support mission-driven ventures in Israel and internationally.
She lives in the Negev with her family and is the mother of four. Her personal journey—particularly as the mother of a son with a disability who plays for Israel’s national wheelchair basketball team—has made her a passionate supporter of Paralympic sports and disability inclusion.
Drawing from her experience as a Hungarian-born Jew, an immigrant, and a mother, Zimra brings a deeply personal perspective to questions of identity, truth, and belonging—shaped by a life lived between cultures, always fitting in, yet never entirely at home.
