Shlomit Arbel
Director of Research and Professional Development
Specializes in social economics and works as an independent consultant for communities and organizations. Formerly headed the fields of corporate responsibility, economics, and data at the Kibbutz Industry Association. Previously managed the Economic Information Department of the Kibbutz Movement and served as a division head in the Agriculture Department of the Central Bureau of Statistics.
M.A (with honors) in Agricultural Economics, the Faculty of Agriculture, the Hebrew University.
B.A (with honors) in Agricultural Economics, the Faculty of Agriculture, the Hebrew University.
Amit Ben-Tzur
Director General
Director General of Forum Arlozorov – Yesodot Institute. Former Israel Innovation Authority's chief of staff, director of the National Hospitals Authority ,the opposition leader's chief of staff , and a senior advisor to the director general of the Ministry of Health
– MA (Hons), Public Administration, Tel Aviv University – BA, Economics and Management, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology – BA, Education, Beit Berl College
Research fields: Public policy, public sector, macroeconomics, social services
Yoni Ben Bassat
Head of Research Department
Lecturer at Haifa University, head of "Shom'im Chazak" co-op
– MA, Economics, Tel Aviv University + Hebrew University
– BA, Economics and Israeli History, Haifa University
Research fields: Macroeconomics and economics of labor
Adv. Boaz Gur
Head of the Public Policy Department
Former national manager and negotiator of the Israeli Social Workers Union. Chairman of the "Mekomi BeHaifa" party at Haifa and Former city council member in Haifa municipality.
LL.B., Haifa University and B.A.,Economics, Haifa University
Shani Landau
Head of Marketing & Communication
Former marketing, communication, and government relations manager at The Foundation for the Welfare of Holocaust Victims. Former member of the Net-Med Israel project of EU and UNESCO to promote youth labor policy.
M.A, Labor Policy and Globalization, Kassel University and Berlin School of Economics and Law (ILO)
M.A, International Relations, Haifa University
B.A, Political Science – Sociology and Antropology, Tel Aviv University
Dr. Eyal Bar Haim
Researcher
Former comptroller for the teaching and research faculty organization at Tel-Aviv University. Published in several science journals on inequality in opportunity, economic inequality, and the value of education
– Post doctorate and research fellow, University of Luxembourg
– Ph.D, Labor Studies, Tel Aviv University
Research fields: Welfare economics, Inequality of opportunity, education and higher education economic inequality
Or Cohen
Policy Advocate
Former recruitment coordinator at national recruitment center, Electricity Company, HR departement
M.A (Hons) in Public Policy and B.A (Hons) in Political Science – Sociology and Anthropology, Bar Ilan University
Shira Biblash
Researcher
M.A in Research Economics from the international honors program "Bogen" at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and a B.A in Philosophy, Economics, and Political Science (PPE) from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
Chen Mates
Policy Advocate
Former parliamentary adviser, human rights campaigner and social activist for LGBT rights and animal rights.
M.A student, Public Policy, Tel Aviv University
B.A, Psychology and Philosophy, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Maya Lee Levi
Content creator, Ben Aharon Center
Social activist and digital content creator. Former content writer and social media manager at "At" magazine – worked with influencers and initiated projects in social networks
Illan Freedman
Policy Advocate
Former assitant to Yosef Abramowitz (Renewable energy entrepreneur) and head of social envolvment & managemnt member at the BGU Student Union. Currently a social activist and member of the leading team for "Centers for social justice" in Jerusalem
B.A. in Politics & Government and Sociology & Anthropology, Ben Gurion University
Amos Netzer
Researcher
Former research director in Dror Israel movement
M.A, Labor Policy and Globalization, Kassel University and Berlin School of Economics and Law (ILO)
Research fields: Modern labor market development, worker unions in Israel and worldwide, economics and labor relations
Yoav Keren
Content creator, Ben Aharon Center
Specializes in social media management and digital campaign management. Comes from the field of independent film production, including productions that have gained international recognition and focus on social issues.
Baruch Gurevich
Director of Public Policy
Former CEO of the Academic Institute for Structural Reforms at Tel Aviv University, Senior Director of Budget and Planning, and member of the Senior Management Team at IsraAID – a humanitarian aid and international development organization, and parliamentary advisor.
M.A., Public Policy, Tel-Aviv University
B.Sc., Economics (with Honors), Oxford Brookes University
Idan Oron
Policy Advocate
Former CEO of the Academic Institute for Structural Reforms at Tel Aviv University, Senior Director of Budget and Planning, and member of the Senior Management Team at IsraAID – a humanitarian aid and international development organization, and parliamentary advisor.
M.A public policy, The academic college Tel-Aviv Yafoo
Additionally, worked as an educator for youth and children within the formal education system and in informal settings, fostering excellence through communication and the arts.
Shay Wienblum
Researcher
Former head of youth trade union in The General Federation Of Working And Studying Youth – HaNoar HaOved VeHaLomed Youth Movement (NOAL)
M.A, Labor Policy and Globalization, Kassel University and Berlin School of Economics and Law (ILO)
B.A, Informal Education, Beit Berl College
Research fields: Public sector, job security, welfare policy
Yuval Shlisel
Researcher
Leadership member of the Standing Together movement and one of the initiators of the “Minimum 40” campaign to raise the minimum wage.
Master student in Economics at the University of Haifa, with a B.A in Economics and Information Systems Management.
Nomika Zion
Project Director
One of the founders of the urban kibbutz Migvan in Sderot, established in 1987, and a pioneer of the communal communities movement in Israel. She managed ICT projects in the education system, and later directed the Center for Social Justice and Democracy in the name of Yaakov Hazan at the Van Leer Institute in Jerusalem. She lectures to various groups from Israel and abroad and serves on several committees and boards of civil society organizations and colleges.
B.A in Film and Communication, Tel Aviv University and Sapir College