Public Speaking NY

ABOUT US:

The Company

Harel Consulting, Inc. Is a New York based company specializing in Government Relations, public speaking and communications training, and is led by Mr. Neal M. Sher. Mr. Sher brings to the seminars a lifetime of high level speaking experience....

The Career

Through his fascinating and distinguished career in government, where he was our government's chief Nazi hunter and prosecutor, and working within the halls of power in Washington, when he was the head of the prominent lobby AIPAC (American Israel Public Affairs Committee), Neal M. Sher delivered thousands of public speeches and presentations. In these positions of prominence, he appeared before audiences of all sizes in the widest variety of settings ranging from the Keynote Speaker at major international conferences to hosting more intimate 'parlor' meetings and fund raisers.

The places, the faces....

Recognized internationally as an effective and dynamic speaker, throughout his career Mr. Sher has been called upon to address:

Meetings with high ranking government officials:

The U.S. President
The U.S. Secretary of State
The U.S. Attorney General

As well as:

Congressional hearings
CEO's and business leaders
Political gatherings

Fund raisers for Charitable, Civic, Religious groups
Fund raisers for Political groups

Academic meetings and symposia

Government sponsored public conferences

Mr. Sher has also made numerous appearances on national television, including 60 Minutes and CNN, and international television and radio and has had extensive dealings with the print media.

The Background

Mr. Sher served as the Director of the Office of Special Investigations (OSI) in the US Department of Justice from 1982 thorough 1994. In that position, he was known as our nation's chief "Nazi Hunter", leading the government's efforts to identify, investigate, and bring to justice Nazi criminals living illegally in the United States.

Some of Mr. Sher's noteworthy accomplishments at OSI include:

• Taking the first depositions in the then Soviet Union, a landmark step which paved the way for critical evidence gathering in the U.S.S.R.
• The successful prosecution of OSI's first cases, which established the critical legal and procedural precedents.
• Effectuation of the removal of dozens of Nazi criminals, including the Nazi rocket scientist, Arthur Rudolph
• Leading the multi-national (American-German-Israeli) effort to trace the fate of the infamous Josel Mengele, the SS "Angel of Death". Mr. Sher prepared the definitive report establishing that Mengele had drowned in Brazil in 1976.

Mr. Sher also led the investigation of former U.N.Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim and was responsible for Waldheim's inclusion on the "Watchlist" of persons ineligible to enter the United States, due to his hidden Nazi past. The ban remains in effect today.

Mr. Sher later served as Executive Director of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), the prominent pro-Israel lobby in the U.S. As head of AIPAC, Mr. Sher maintained liaison with Congresss, the Executive Branch, and all agencies responsible for determining U.S. Policy toward Israel and the Middle East. He also established close working relationships with leaders of the Israeli government.

As the head of AIPAC, Mr. Sher made frequent appearances and presentations before Congressional Committees, the White House and State Department Meetings, the media and academic gatherings. In addition, he presided over AIPAC's annual convention which drew thousands of participants and attracted bi-partisan participation by Members of Congress and the Administration.

Besides these duties in Washington, he also traveled extensively throughout the country to speak at conferences and fund raising events.

From 1997 to 2000 Mr. Sher served as a special advisor to Canada's war crimes prosecution unit, by appointment of the Minister of Justice. In that capacity, Mr. Sher spoke frequently to public audiences and before the media.

Mr. Sher served as President of the International Association of Jewish Lawyers and Jurists, American Section, from 1997 to 2000, and is currently a member of the Board of Governors.

The Awards....

Neal has been the recipient of many awards and honors in his long and distinguished career, and a just few of these include:

Absorption Award, Israel Bonds
Raoul Wallenberg "Hero in Our Time Award"
Shaare Zedek Hospital
Torch of Liberty Award, Anti-Defamation League
Man of the Year, Warsaw Ghetto Resistance Organization
Benjamin Cardozo Award
Special Commendation for Courage and Pursuit of Justice
Man of the Year, Council of Jewish Organizations in Civil Service

Academia....

Mr. Sher is a graduate of Cornell University (1968) and New York University School of Law (1972), where he served as editor of the Law Review and was elected to the Order of the Coif.

He was served on the faculties of:

Cornell Univesity
New York University
George Washington University
Queens College of the City University of New York

There is no substitute for experience.

Through the knowledge and techniques acquired during his unique and extraordinary public 30 year career, Neal can help you to master the art of public speaking and polish your skills as an effective communicator.