Ezra graduated from Yale University with a BA in Ethnicity, Race and Migration in 2003, he went on to complete his MPA in Development Studies at the University of Princeton in 2013. His career has involved working as a researcher for HBO and a Program Coordinator for Public High Schools in Washington D.C.
Ezra has worked as an Associate for the Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors and completed an internship with the Inter-American Development Bank before joining the Better Business Bureau Wise Giving Alliance (BBB WGA) initially as an analyst where he evaluated national charities' governance, finance, self-reporting and fundraising practices. He continues to write up Donor Trust Reports on issues that impact the charity sector and recently managed the development, launch and growth of GiveSafely.io. The platform uses blockchain technology to arrange peer-to-peer relationships where donations and data flow directly from donors to the intended charities while securing donor information.