Samuel D. Gruber, Ph.D, accomplished researcher, author, curator, and consultant, is founder and managing director of Gruber Heritage Global (GHG) – a cultural resources consulting firm.  GHG includes the Jewish Heritage Research Center (JHRC), which Gruber has directed since 1995.

Gruber Heritage Global serves as consultant and adviser to numerous organizations, institutions, private foundations, government agencies and individuals.

Sam is a recognized expert in many aspects of art and architectural history and the historic preservation of architectural and cultural heritage sites. He has taught courses in art history and Jewish Studies part-time at Syracuse University (1994-2022) and has also taught Cornell University, Colgate University, LeMoyne College, and elsewhere.

He has taught at  Art Workshop International in Assisi, Italy, where he has offered a 2-week course on medieval art, architecture and urbanism.

Sam is president (volunteer) of the International Survey of Jewish Monuments (ISJM), the Arts & Crafts Society of Central New York (ACSCNY).

In Syracuse he is invovled in many civic and cultural groups. From 2022 to 2026 he was co-president of the Westcott Neighborhood Association, he is a facilitator of the Eastside TNT Sector (Tomorrow’s Neighborhoods Today) and serves on the TNT citywide board, and he is a member of the Onondaga County Democratic Committee (of the 17th Ward). He is past president of the Preservation Association of Central New York (PACNY).