Olivier grew up in Paris and moved to the US in 1998 for graduate school, worked on Wall Street, and is today Head of Equities at GenTrust, an investment management firm…
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On December 12, 2017, after 40 years as ISEF’s founding President, Nina Weiner took the title of Chairwoman Emerita. She remains an active leader on ISEF’s board…
Carlos Benaim has been actively involved ISEF for two decades. He was elected President of ISEF, succeeding founding President Nina A. Weiner, in December 2017.
Avi Abergel is an alumnus of ISEF’s scholarship programs and, together with fellow ISEF alumnus and Vice-President Michael Vaknin, contributes his unique…
Michael Vaknin, who co-chairs ISEF’s Development Committee together with Avi Abergel, was one of 13 children born to a Moroccan immigrant family…
Ms. Erbes Mizrahi is a Founding Partner and President at James & Co., an executive search firm specializing in media, entertainment, sports, and media technologies…
A resident of Tel Aviv, Adi is the Dean of Students at the Interdisciplinary Center. A former Knesset member, Adi holds a Ph.D. in Law (J.S.D.) from Columbia University…
Born in Beer Sheva, Yehuda lives in Lehavim; he is married and a father of four. He serves as President of Shamoon College of Engineering. Prof. Haddad is internationally recognized…
Born in Morocco, Eli is married and a father of three. He grew up and went to school in Ashqelon. Eli owns several major Israeli corporations, including Afridar, the Elbar Leasing Corporation…
Born in Safed, Eyal is married and a father of two. He lives in Haifa, owns a business in Gush Segev, and represents Israeli firms in West Africa.
A resident of Jerusalem, Meir is married and a father of five. He is a member of the Philosophy Faculty at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
A graduate of the Ben-Gurion University School of Medicine, Yves has devoted many years to working to improve Israel’s healthcare delivery systems.
Dr. Miriam Marcowitz-Bitton is a law professor at Bar-Ilan University School of Law. As an ISEF Scholar, she received her BLL and MLL degrees at Bar-Ilan prior to earning her PhD…
Dr. Bashiri lives in Be’er Sheva where he was born and raised. He is married and the father of four children. A senior gynecologist at the Soroka University Medical Center’s Delivery
Osnat earned her Ph.D. from The Hebrew University of Jerusalem. She is a researcher and faculty member at Western Galilee College. Osnat has always been involved in…
ISEF Treasurer Harry A. Katz joined ISEF’s Board in 2016. Harry has had a varied career in numerous industries. A graduate of The Wharton School with a BS in Economics…
Richard S. Rothberg has faithfully served as ISEF’s Secretary and legal adviser for over three decades. Currently, Mr. Rothberg is of counsel…
As a young CPA in the mid-1960s, Joe Rose visited Israel twice as a professional auditor. This transforming experience prepared him for involvement in…