Gavin Gross, the director of the Zionist Federation, is leaving the organisation to make aliyah.
Mr Gross, 46, who has been at the ZF for the past two years, intends to go to Israel on the Nefesh B'Nefesh flight in mid-December. His last day at the ZF will be on October 3.
In Israel, he hopes to continue his advocacy and education work. He tells People: "I first visited Israel 25 years ago and, like many Jews, I had the idea that one day I would go and live there. I want to be there to help build Israel in any way I can."
US-born Mr Gross moved to the UK in 1993. He spent 12 years as a commodities trader at the London Metal Exchange, before completing an MA in Near and Middle-Eastern studies at SOAS . He joined the ZF in 2006.