About
I am the Dean and co-founder of the Adelson School of Entrepreneurship at Reichman University (IDC, Herzliya), Israel's most prestigious private university.
At Reichman University, I am also the co-founder and chairman of our VC fund, Runi Ventures.
Additionally, I am a visiting professor at two of Germany's finest universities: Technische Universität Darmstadt and Frankfurt School of Finance & Management. For the past nine years, I have taught the unique Venture Creation Crash Course at these two elite universities.
I have more than 20 years of experience in teaching and training young adults, students at B.A. and M.A. levels, and managers from Israel, the US, Singapore, Germany, and China. Over the years, I taught or managed programs for students from Princeton University, The National University of Singapore, The Technische Universität Darmstadt, The Frankfurt School of Finance & Management, Tsinghua University, Tel-Aviv University, and Reichman University.
I obtained my B.A. (magna cum laude) from the Hebrew University in Jerusalem, where I studied psychology and was part of the "Amirim" interdisciplinary honors program. I completed my PhD. in Business Administration in the direct program for excellent Ph.D. students at Tel Aviv University.
My research focuses on behavioral decision-making, negotiation, entrepreneurship, creativity, and innovation. In addition to academic research and publishing, I am the author of two children's books and a book on negotiation.
Besides academic teaching and research, I have vast field experience both as an entrepreneur and as a management consultant working with leading Israeli companies.
At Reichman University, apart from teaching and conducting research, I am involved in the following programs and activities:
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Dean of the Adelson School of Entrepreneurship
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Co-founder and chairman of our VC fund, Runi Ventures
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Co-founder and academic director of "Game Changers" a unique program of "gaming for good" in partnership with Playtika
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Associate in the university's Innovation Center
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Founder and head of the school's Honors Program
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Formerly Head of the B.A. program in Entrepreneurship
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Academic director of the CO-OP Startup Experience course
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Founder and academic director of "The Leumi Innovation Project" - an Intrapreneurship program for outstanding students in collaboration with Bank Leumi, Israel's leading bank
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Founder and academic director of "MURATA-IDC" innovation program - an open-innovation program in collaboration with MURATA Electronics, Japan
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Formerly, co-founder and academic director of IDC Beyond - IDC's presidential entrepreneurship program
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Formerly, mentor and academic supervisor with the IDC Entrepreneurship Club
