Tony B. Gelbart, is President and CEO of CPM Worldwide Group, an investment company based in Florida with holdings in both the U.S. and Israel.

Mr. Gelbart, the son of Jewish immigrants to the U.S., grew up committed to Jewish and Zionistic causes and later founded many Jewish and Israeli activist groups assisting in U.S., Soviet and Ethiopian Jewry. While attending Bernard Baruch College of the City University of New York, Mr. Gelbart was an active advisor and participant in groups such as Herut, SSSJ, B`nai Brith, Hillel and the ADL. During his college years, Mr. Gelbart also spent a significant portion of time in Israel attending Hebrew University in Jerusalem.

After graduating Bernard Baruch with a business degree in International Trade, Mr. Gelbart became a commodities trader, which took him to various parts of the world including Israel. In 1982, Mr. Gelbart became President and CEO of T&M Agro Group, a New York based company, which imported perishable foodstuffs from Israel. T&M also worked with many Israeli agricultural businesses such as Netafim, Plastro G`vat, Hazera Seed Company and Kibbutz Dolav/Dvir.

Some of his current philanthropic activities include: Co-founder, Nefesh B`Nefesh; Board Member, Foundation for the Defense of Democracies. Mr. Gelbart also contributes and plays an active role in organizations such as Friends of the Israeli Defense Forces, several Holocaust oriented organizations, and many others.