Audi Hecht

Audi Hecht directs and teaches the Philosophy, Politics, and Economics program for the Tikvah Fund at the Frisch School. Previously she served as Dean of Academics at Torah Academy of Bergen County in Teaneck, NJ, and as Chairperson of the History department at Yeshiva University High School for Girls (Central) in NYC, where she taught courses in history and political science and played a critical role in professional development, academic innovation, curriculum design, and in directing civics and experiential education initiatives. Prior to her time at Central, Audi Hecht was an adjunct instructor of political science at the College of New Rochelle. She holds both a BA and MA in Political Science from Brooklyn College. She is a doctoral candidate at the Azrieli School of Education, researching the impact of school leadership on institutional health and culture.