About
Education
- Doctor of Economics, Hebrew University, 2008 (advisor: Prof. Eitan Shashinsky)
- MA with honors in Economics, Hebrew University, 2003
- BA in Economics and Mathematics, Hebrew University, 2000
- Training Certificates: Directors and Functionaries, Tel Aviv University, Lahav, 2020. Writing Business Plans, Israel Directors’ Association, 2020. Analyzing Financial Reports and Companies’ Worth, 2020. Practical Economist, 2021. Data Scientist and Machine Learning, 2021.
Current Activities
- Senior Lecturer in Economics, Tel Aviv University, 2012.
- CEO (founder), the Arab Economic Forum – an Institute for Economic-Social Research and Strategic Planning, 2012.
- Economic advisor to the Bank of Israel on matters of economy and Arab society – 2021.
- Senior economic advisor to the Ministry of Regional Cooperation – 2021.
- Director , Me’uhedet HMO, Israel, 2021.
- Director , One Lesson Organization, Israel, 2016.
- Director , Emda Organization, Israel, 2020.
- Member, Steering Committee for carrying out the European Social Survey (ESS), 2014. Economic Advisor for Innovation and Industry, the Institute for Advanced Manufacturing in Israel , 2020.
- Senior Research Fellow, St. Antony’s College, Oxford University , 2017.
- Senior Research Fellow, Blavatnik School of Government, Oxford University , 2017.
- Member, Economic Authority, Lahav – Bureau of Self-Employed Organisations in Israel, 2017.
- Head of the Leadership and Human Resources Program, Tel Aviv University, 2018.
- Honorary Research Fellow, College of Social Sciences and International Studies, University of Exeter, 2018.
- Team leader, BMI Conflict Resolution Lab, Israel, 2017.
- Senior Research Fellow, ISDC – International Security and Development Center, Berlin, 2015.
- Senior Research Fellow, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA), Germany, 2018.
- Writes an economic column for “Globes” newspaper.
- Member of the Global Youth Academy (GYA), Germany, 2020.
Past Activities
- Researcher, Ministry of Industry and Trade, Israel, 2003-2004
- Economist, World Bank, 2004-2008, 2014-2016, 2019-2020
- Academic advisor to Arab students, Hebrew University, 2004-2008
- Steering Committee member, Equality Index Project, Sikkuy Organization, 2008
- Research fellow, European University, Italy, 2008-2009
- Economic Advisor, International Monetary Fund (IMF), 2009-2010
- Senior Lecturer in Economics, Bar Ilan University, 2009-2010.
- Senior Lecturer in Economics, Haifa University, 2010-2012
- Wrote a column in “Kul el-Arab” newspaper, 2010-2017
- Senior Lecturer in economics, Ono Academic Campus, 2011-2012
- Senior Researcher, the Israeli Institute for Democracy, Israel, 2011-2012
- Senior Research Fellow, Institute for Economic Research (DIW), Berlin, 2011-2012.
- Research Fellow, University of San Diego, USA, 2011
- Researcher, Department of International Development (DFID), UK, 2012-2014
- Economic Advisor, Overseas Development Institute (ODI), UK, 2012-2014
- Program Director, Arab-Israeli Relations, the Israel Institute for Democracy, Israel, 2013-2016
- Steering Committee Member, the Forum for Super-Strategy, the Samuel Neaman Institute and the Israeli Institute for Economic Planning, 2014-2016
- Steering Committee Member, Transparency in Regional Councils Project, International Transparency NGO, Israel, 2014-2016
- Steering Committee Member, project for examining Government Policy toward the Arab Population, Tel Aviv University, 2014-2016
- Chairman, Economic Team, Road Map to a Shared Society, Givat Haviva, 2015-2017
- Guest editor of international periodical, Defence and Peace Economics Journal, 2018