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Dr. David A. Portnoy is an educational leader who has served as Head of School and other senior administrative positions at Yavneh Academy of Dallas, Emery/Weiner School, Beth Tfiloh Dahan Community School, and Gilman School.

Dr. Portnoy is a 1979 graduate of Gilman School, and a 1983 graduate of Yale University, earning his B.A. in Economics and Political Science, Cum Laude. His graduate degrees include a J.D. from The University of California, Los Angeles School of Law in 1989, an M.S.Ed. in 2006 from The Johns Hopkins University, and an Ed.D in 2008 from Seton Hall University.

Dr. Portnoy has been married to Rabbi Dr. Shira Lander since 1985. They are the parents of Zachary Lander-Portnoy and Maury Courtland.