Professional Experience

2009-present                Member of Knesset, Kadima party

2002-2009                     Senior V. P. and Director General External Affairs UJC (United Jewish Communities), Israel

2000-2002                     Chairman, Israel Broadcasting Authority (I.B.A).

1999-2000                     Director General, Ministry of Science, Culture & Sport.

1995-1998                     Chairman, The Israel Audience Research Board.

1993-1999                     Chairman, Board of Directors, Israel Television News   Company.

1991-1999                     Director General, Second TV and Radio Authority.

1989-1991                     Spokesperson, Brigadier General, Israel Defense Forces (IDF)

1985-1989                     Commander and Chief Editor, Galei Zahal (Israel Defense Forces Radio Network).

1983-1985                     Communication Advisor to the Minister of Defense, Ministry of Defense.

1981-1983                     Press Advisor, Embassy of Israel, Washington.

1979-1981                     Press Secretary, Israel Delegation to the U.N., New York.

1972-1979                     Senior Reporter and Editor, Israel Television.

1968-1972                     Reporter and Editor, Kol Israel (Israel Radio).

1964-1967                     Military Correspondent, “Bemachane Nahal” Army magazine

Education

2009                             Ph.D., Political Science and Communications, Bar-Ilan University

2005 -Present                Fellow researcher, Jaffe Institute for Strategic Studies, Tel-Aviv University

1996                             Harvard University, John F. Kennedy School of Government, John Shorenstein Center on the Press, Politics and Public Policy.

1992-1993                     Advanced studies, cum laude, School of Business Administration, The Hebrew University, Jerusalem.

1978                             Advanced studies in communications, World Press Institute, Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.A.

1972-1975                     M.A. cum laude, Communications Institute, The Hebrew University, Jerusalem.

1969-1972                     B.A. in History and Political Science, The Hebrew University, Jerusalem.

Academic Teaching

2000 -2005                   Tel-Aviv College of Management – New School for Communications

2001-2002                     Ben Gurion University of  the Negev

1988 -1991                    Tel-Aviv University – School of Communications

Public Service

2008 – Present               Public Board Herziliya Conference Interdisicplinary Center

2008 – Present               Public Council, Peace Valley Committee

2008 – Present               Public Board, Gesher Theater

2003 – Present               Chairman, Finance Committee,  Ethiopian Project

1996- 2002                    Chairman, “Ruah Tova” (good spirit) Association.

1996-1997                     Chairman, Mishkenot Sha’ananim, Jerusalem

1994-1997                     Chairman, The Music Association, Mevasseret Zion

Languages

Hebrew, English