News Release

ETTA Appoints Scott Saliman as Chief Operating Officer

Los Angeles, CA — ETTA, a leading service provider to individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, announced today that Scott Saliman will rejoin the organization’s leadership team as its COO on July 1.

An expert in nonprofit and financial management, Saliman has an extensive history with ETTA and the Jewish communities of Los Angeles. He served in various capacities at ETTA, including CFO, COO, and senior advisor, from 2004-2015. During his tenure, he ensured ETTA’s long-term strategic and financial sustainability and developed successful, client-focused day-to-day operations. Saliman returns to ETTA after running Treasury Operations for The RAND Corporation, a leading global
non-partisan public policy research nonprofit organization. Earlier in his career, Saliman served as the Director of Strategy and Finance at the Charles and Helen Schwab Foundation and advised many nonprofits, including Project Zero at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. In the for-profit sector, Saliman was a Vice President at Goldman, Sachs & Co. and founded a registered investment advisory firm serving institutional investors.

“We are thrilled for Scott’s return as COO of ETTA,” said ETTA CEO Dr. Michael Held. “Scott’s industry knowledge, finance and operating experience, leadership skills, and familiarity with ETTA will be a tremendous asset in growing our organization as the premier service provider for people with disabilities on the West Coast.”

“I am honored to rejoin ETTA’s leadership team as COO,” said Saliman. “ETTA has been a trailblazer for the disabilities community, transforming the lives of clients, families, and volunteers for nearly three decades. I look forward to bringing my experience to ETTA as it expands its services and continues to work to create a more compassionate and inclusive community.”

Saliman holds an MBA from the University of California, Berkeley Haas School of Business and studied Rabbinics at the University of Judaism (now American Jewish University). He is known for his effective, collaborative leadership style driven by cognizance of each organization’s underlying mission and culture.