Ed is a New Jersey native and graduated from Boston University in 1986 with a BS/BA in finance. Ed has been in sales since working in his family business B. Meinhardt, Inc. He is honored to be the US Director of Sales for Wonderbag.
Ed has been a member of the Livingston Town Council since 2015, and was elected by the Council to serve as Mayor for 2018.
Ed has attended Temple B’nai Abraham, Livingston, NJ since childhood and became a member with his family in 1999 and has been an involved and dedicated member. He was elected to 2 terms as President from 2009-2013.
Ed and his wife Elena have been married for 25 years and have two children Jillian, age 22, a 2013 Livingston High School graduate, 2017 graduate of the University of Maryland, and now attending Rutgers University for her Master’s in Social Work. Garrett, age 19, a 2016 Livingston High School graduate and is attending the University of Michigan.