Board of Trustees
Chairperson / Mr. Boaz Raam
Mr. Boaz Raam is an entrepreneur, businessman (investor in real estate, industry and high-tech) and a social investor. He is a founding partner and member of the board of directors of General Mills Israel (from the global food concern General Mills) and a board member and partner in Volta-Belting (an industrial company based in Carmiel with operations in Europe and the US).
As an entrepreneur and active social investor, Boaz is a member of the JDC's global board, a founding chairman of Partners of NFTE Israel (Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship), a member of the board of directors of Unistream and a member of the board of directors of Ogen- the social lending fund. Boaz is a member of JFN (Jewish Funders Network) as well as the Committed to Give initiative which promotes Israeli philanthropy, and is also an investor in social bonds through SFI (Social Finance Israel). He is involved in the activities of other social organizations, mentors social entrepreneurs and advises new start-ups in their early stages.
Boaz was born in Israel, grew up in Holon city, served in the army in the Intelligence Corps and holds a bachelor's degree in economics from Columbia University (1984). He is married to Ruthie, a father of 4 daughters and a grandfather to 3 grandchildren.
Trustees
The Board of Trustees is comprised of a diverse, distinguished and accomplished group of leaders and influencers from the worlds of academia, business, government and society.The Board of Trustees' duties and functions support the improvement and expansion of the academic activities of the college.
Mr. Yusuf Abu-Ja'far
Prof. Dan Amir
Mr. Eli Assraf
Ms. Relly Avishar
Ms. Hava Bar-Shai Glass
Mr. Dan Barnea
Mr. Mickey Blumental, CPA
Adv. Shirel Dagan Levy
Prof. Gideon Dror
Mr. Shlomo Eliahu
Ms. Oshik Feller Gil
Prof. Ruti Gafni
Dr. Tali Gaiger-Avigdor
Mr. Alan Gill
Ms. Esther Gvili
Adv. Amir Halevi
Mr. Paz Hirshman
Mr. Ron Huldai
Prof. Michael Karayanni
Adv. Roly Klinger
Mr. David Leviatan
Mr. Boaz Linenberg
Mr. Elie Mersel
Prof. Dalit Naor
Ms. Smadar Nehab
Prof. Yair Orgler
Dr. Israel Peleg
Dr. Shula Recanati
Mr. Saraj Itay
Mr. Tomer Sharet
Mr. Zvi Slonimsky
Mr. Arik Steinberg
Ms. Nava Swerky Sofer
Dr. Graciela Trajtenberg
Mr. Philippe Weil
Adv. Pepi Yakirevich
Ms. Choulud Zabane Tannes
Kadi Mouhammad Zibde
Mr. Raviv Zoller
Mr. Yossi Alfi
Mr. Dror Amir
Mr. Abraham Attias
Mr. Nissiim Bar-El
Mr. Haggai Barel
Mr. Gabriel Bilczyk
Mr. Mordechai Cohen
Mr. Alon Dori
Prof. Haim Einat
Mr. Shay Feldman
Prof. Nehemia Friedland
Mr. Michael Gaiger
Prof. Yoav Ganzach
Mr. Rami Guzman
Dr. Hilla Hadas
Ms. Osnat Hillel Fain
Mr. Zeev Holzman
Mr. Paul Israel
Adv. Miri Katz
Ms. Ester Levanon
Mr. Ofer Levin
Mr. Ron Manshes
Mr. Gur Na'aman
Ms. Dalia Narkys
Dr. Hila Oren
Prof. Michal Parnas
Maj. Gen. (Res) Piles Doron
Mr. Ziv Rosen
Mr. Yossi Sela
Adv. Joseph Shatach
Ms. Linoy Sobra
Mr. Yariv Sultan
Dr. Tamar Tauber-Pauzner
Prof. Dror Wahrman
Dr. Dorit Weil-Lotan
Prof. Amiram Yehudai
Ms. Rivka Zafrir
Dr. Guri Zilka
Board Structure
The Board of Trustees is the supreme authority of the college and under its jurisdiction, according to the general bylaws, the following fiduciary responsibilities fall:
• The election of the Board of Trustees chairperson, the Executive Committee and its chairperson, the election of the president of the college and his/her deputies, the election of a comptroller, an Audit Committee, and the authorization of their jurisdictions.
• Supervision over the management of the college's assets.
• Approval of the plans and annual operating and development budgets.
• Establishment of operating bylaws for the academic council to form permanent and ad hoc committees, and in determining their powers and responsibilities.
• Appointing an accountant and determining his/her wage, approving the financial statements of the association, amending the association’s bylaws, determining the use of the association’s assets and estate during dissolution procedures.
• Selecting the Chairperson of the Board of Trustees
• The Chairperson of the Board of Trustees will be selected from among the members of the Board of Trustees for a period of three years. At its conclusion, he/she can be reelected for up to two terms of office of three years each, for a total of nine years.
• The Chairperson of the Board of Trustees will be empowered, if the need arises, to appoint deputies, with the approval of the Board of Trustees.
