Philip Kaiser co-founded and runs two restaurants and a nonprofit music festival. After returning with his family to Tulsa from Israel in 2002, he and his wife Miranda opened Cosmo Café in 2004 and Laffa – Medi-Eastern Restaurant and Bar in 2013. The same year, Mr. Kaiser co-organized the nonprofit Center of the Universe Festival. Prior to his return to the United States, Mr. Kaiser and his wife founded Strudel Internet Bar in Jerusalem’s Russian Compound in 1996, which they ran for six years before selling the business. In addition to serving GKFF, Mr. Kaiser serves on the board of TulsaNow, on the national council of The American Israel Public Affairs Committee and as international vice president of Tikvot, an Israeli nonprofit that provides rehabilitation through sports for victims of terror and wounded Israel Defense Forces soldiers. Previous board positions include Undercroft Montessori School and Jewish Federation of Tulsa. He is also a member of Leadership Tulsa and Leadership Oklahoma. Mr. Kaiser joined the Israel Defense Force as a paratrooper in 1987. Following his release from the army, he completed a Bachelor of Arts in political science and multidisciplinary studies at Hebrew University in Jerusalem.