The United Synagogue

Our President & Trustees

The Trustees of the United Synagogue are elected to take on overall responsibility for what is a large and complex charity. They serve for a three-year term. The current team assumed office in July 2011.

Brian Markeson - Treasurer

Brian was elected as a Treasurer and Trustee of the United Synagogue in July 2011. Educated at Hasmonean High School, University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne and University of Illinois he qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 1974 and as Certified Public Accountant in 1982. He is employed in Private Equity.

He was a member of the Audit Review Committee from 2005 until 2011 and was recently appointed as Chair of the Burial Society. He has also served on the Investment Committee since 2009 and also worked on the recent revision of the US by-laws. Brian has served on Watford Synagogue’s Board of Management for 18 out of the last 26 years.

Brian is Chairman of the British Friends of Yad Vashem and is actively involved in other UK charities. He is married to Vivienne and have four grown up children and three grandchildren.

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