Our Founders
Rabbi Professor Daniel Hershkowitz
Rabbi Professor Daniel Hershkowitz
Rabbi Professor Daniel Hershkowitz
Rabbi Professor Daniel Hershkowitz is a prominent mathematician and academic leader, community rabbi and rabbinical court judge, political leader, a former Israeli Minister of Science and Technology and the former president of Bar-Ilan University. Former Chairman of the Israel National Council for Research and Development. Civil Service Commissoner for the State of Israel.
Menachem Greenblum
Rabbi Professor Daniel Hershkowitz
Rabbi Professor Daniel Hershkowitz
Menachem Greenblum is a CPA, served as Director General of GES (Tambour Ecology) and Chairman of the Executive Council of its subsidiaries and was actively involved in a profound breakthrough in water desalination. As Director General Ministry of Science and Technology he was responsible for quadrupling the Ministry’s budget to promote na
Menachem Greenblum is a CPA, served as Director General of GES (Tambour Ecology) and Chairman of the Executive Council of its subsidiaries and was actively involved in a profound breakthrough in water desalination. As Director General Ministry of Science and Technology he was responsible for quadrupling the Ministry’s budget to promote national scientific projects and expand international scientific cooperation, in particular, with agreements in Space Development. He then assumed the position of CEO Bar Ilan University.
Naomi Hadar
Naomi Hadar
Naomi Hadar
Naomi Hadar is the Executive Director African Friends of Sheba Medical Center. Formally Executive Director of a NPO which ensures the safety and security of the local Jewish community with a mission of "Strong Israel in our heart". She works closely to maintain and strengthen the relationship between the local Jewish Community and Israel
Naomi Hadar is the Executive Director African Friends of Sheba Medical Center. Formally Executive Director of a NPO which ensures the safety and security of the local Jewish community with a mission of "Strong Israel in our heart". She works closely to maintain and strengthen the relationship between the local Jewish Community and Israel as well as the informal relationship between the country she resides in and the State of Israel. Naomi is a graduate of Tel Aviv University and The Technion.
Roy Scher
Naomi Hadar
Naomi Hadar
Roy Scher is an entrepreneur, certified life coach and social activist. He is the creator of STAR Empowerment Program which was successfully implemented in various Israeli schools to enhance teens at risk. He is highly skilled in management, research and networking. As chairman for Telfed in Jerusalem since 2011, he passionately uses his
Roy Scher is an entrepreneur, certified life coach and social activist. He is the creator of STAR Empowerment Program which was successfully implemented in various Israeli schools to enhance teens at risk. He is highly skilled in management, research and networking. As chairman for Telfed in Jerusalem since 2011, he passionately uses his skills to guide, strengthen and enhance new immigrants by listening to their needs.
Board of Trustees
Scientific Committee
- HEAD OF MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS TEAM: Professor (Emer.)Yehuda Shoenfeld, MD, FRCP, MaACR, Zabludowicz Center for Autoimmune Diseases, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer , Tel Aviv University
- Professor Arieh Eldad served as a physician in the Israeli Defense Forces Medical Corps 1975-2000. He retired as a Brigadier-General after being the Surgeon General and the commander of the Medical Corps (1997-2000). He was a professor of Plastic Surgery in the Hebrew University School of Medicine, Jerusalem
- Professor Eyal Mishani - Head of Research and Development Division, Hadassah Medical Center; Professor of Nuclear Medicine; Director, Cyclotron Radiochemistry Facility, Human Biology Research Center, Department of Nuclear Medicine
- Professor Shlomo Mor- Yosef completed his tenure as Director General of the Hadassah Medical Organization (HMO) in Jerusalem in 2011. Prof. Mor-Yosef was the Chairman of the Board of the Israel National Institute for Health Policy Research between the years 2008-2014.
- Professor Siegal Sadetzki (MD, MPH) In her last position as the Director of Public Health Services at the Israel Ministry of Health, she took a major part in the management of the COVID-19 pandemic crisis in Israel.
- Judith Shamian President Emerita International Council of Nurses
- Professor Michael Stark is specialized in Obstetrics and Gynecology, and modified various surgical procedures. He is the President of the New European Surgical Academy (NESA), with members in 57 countries
Professionals
- Dr. Sandra Alfonsi - Former Professor of French Language and Literature and Italian. Former Vice President of National Hadassah.
- Michele Bachmann currently serves as the Dean of the Robertson School of Government at Regent University in Virginia Beach, VA. In 2011 announced her bid for the Republican presidential nomination and ran for president in 2012
- Dr. Laurie Cardoza- Moore - Founder, President and CEO, PJTN. Laurie is a tireless advocate for Israel, America, and for our nations next generation of leadership—our children.
- Vanessa Kacherginsky - CEO of The Israel Forum for Impact Economy
- Colonel Richard Kemp – Commander of the Order of the British Empire. Queen's Commendation for Bravery. Honored member of Friends of Israel Initiative
- Israel Singer- Former Mayor Ramat Gan , M.Sc. in Nuclear physics, Tel Aviv University Former Principal of Famous BLICH High School
- Hillel Fuld - Tech Columnist, Startup Advisor, Israel Enthusiast, Carnivore
Advisory Board
- Eitan Drori, Medal of the Order of Australia, is Chairman of the Board of GIL– Global Israeli Leadership and the Executive Director of the Australian Friends of the Hebrew University –Victoria Division since 2006, and is based in Melbourne.
- Fleur Hassan Nahoum – Deputy Mayor Jerusalem in charge of foreign relations, international economic development and tourism, as well as the co-founder and founding member of the UAE - Israel Business Council. Recently appointed as special envoy for innovation in Israel's Foreign Ministry
- Professor Shlomo Mor-Yosef completed his tenure as Director General of the Hadassah Medical Organization (HMO) in Jerusalem in 2011. Prof. Mor-Yosef was the Chairman of the Board of the Israel National Institute for Health Policy Research between the years 2008-2014.
- Rabbi Marc Schneier- For the past 30 years, Rabbi Marc Schneier has been a leader in helping to improve the relationship of key ethnic groups and faith communities and is responsible for founding and leading one of the most dynamic synagogues in the United States.
- Professor Yoram Weiss MD MBA FCCM - Director General of Hadassah Medical Organization; previously was Director of Hadassah Medical Center, Ein Kerem, Medical Director of Hadassah Ein Kerem, Chairman of the Department of Anesthesiology, Director of the Center for Surgical Critical Care Medicine.
SKIES Steering Committee
- Roy Scher – Overall Coordinator
- Glenn Bochner – Steering Committee Leader
- Yossi Bornstein – Shizim Group
- Raanan Eliaz – Founding Director, Europe-Israel Network
- Orly Rachamim – Think Content Events
- Andres Tassara – World Betar
- Susan Tal Hermon- Expert Consultant
- Liam Reis -- International Business Developer