Special Projects, Bloomberg Philanthropies

Felice Axelrod provides special project and management services to both Bloomberg LP and Bloomberg Philanthropies, including fundraising and event production. She managed special events for the Bloomberg for Mayor campaign in 2009 and recently worked with the affinity groups on Mike Bloomberg’s 2020 presidential campaign. Felice also consults with nonprofit organizations on fundraising, event production, marketing and strategy and is currently working with the 9/11 Memorial & Museum, Rudin Center for Transportation at NYU, Asia Society, Perelman Performing Arts Center at the World Trade Center, Everytown for Gun Safety, Cities of Service and the New American Economy. Former clients include The Fortune Society, New York Law School, Lupus Research Alliance, American Friends of the Israel Philharmonic, Hunter College and Citizens Committee for New York City, among others.

From 2000-2008 Felice was Senior Vice President for Corporate Events, Philanthropy and Protocol at Lehman Brothers. There she created the employee volunteer program and worked with the many nonprofits that Lehman supported. Prior to joining Lehman, she was Assistant to the President and Director of Special Events at Mount Sinai NYU Health as well as for the Mount Sinai and NYU Schools of Medicine. Previously she worked in fundraising, special events and public relations for the Museum of the City of New York and the New York Public Library.

Felice served as Mayor Bloomberg’s representative to the Brooklyn Academy of Music board of trustees. She currently serves on the boards of the Women’s Forum of New York, Finch College, Bachmann-Strauss Dystonia and Parkinson Foundation, Jeffrey Modell Foundation, Mount Sinai Adolescent Health Center and ArtTable. Felice is also a member of the finance committee for Biden for President.

She is the past president of The Council of Protocol Executives (COPE), a nonprofit association for professional event planners and protocol officers, now known as EventFluence. Also, Felice is a Corporate Etiquette and International Protocol Consultant certified by the Washington School of Protocol.

Felice volunteers at several New York City organizations including Read Ahead, God’s Love We Deliver, Children’s Hospital at Montefiore and LaGuardia Community College, among others.