ISRAEL FRIENDS OF REICHMAN UNIVERSITY ISRAEL FRIENDS EVENT PROUDLY ACKNOWLEDGES THE SUCCESS OF ALUMNI

At the Israel Friends event celebrating the alumni, Gili Dinstein, Or Offer, Nirit Eibi Birman, Prof. Uriel Reichman, Founding President and Chairman of the Board of Directors, Yael Arad, Prof. Rafi Melnik, President of Reichman University

The new academic year kicked off with the first Israel Friends of Reichman University event. The festive evening began with the opening address of Gili Dinstein, CEO of Friends of Reichman University and External Relations Israel, who said, “Our graduates are the purpose for the establishment of Reichman University, and each of their accomplishments is a huge source of pride for us. More than 35,000 alumni from all schools and programs are members of our Alumni Association, and there are many success stories among them. They do meaningful and influential work that positively affects the Israeli economy, and they are our best ambassadors in each sector.”

Dinstein also said that she was especially happy to combine her two hats - CEO of Israel Friends of Reichman University and Head of the Alumni Association - and bring the alumni to meet the friends and supporters of Reichman University. According to Dinstein, “Our best friends are our alumni.” For this purpose, four outstanding alumni were chosen to present their achievements and their special relationship with Reichman University.

Or Offer, Founder and CEO of the Israeli unicorn SimilarWeb, is a graduate of the Arison School of Business with a B.A. in Business Administration.

Yael Arad, judoka and the first Israeli Olympic medalist from Barcelona 1992, is the current Chair of the Israeli Olympic Association and holds a B.A. in Business Administration from the Arison School of Business.

Dr. Asaf Tzachor, Head of the Honors in Sustainability Sciences Program at Reichman University’s School of Sustainability, is also a Reichman University graduate, having earned his B.A. in Government from the Lauder School for Government, Diplomacy and Strategy, in addition to being an Argov Fellow alumnus. Dr. Tzachor joined Reichman University after completing his post-doctorate at the University of Cambridge, where he continues to conduct research at different institutes, including the Cambridge Global Food Security Research Center.

Nirit Eibi Birman, Tech Business Development Manager, EMEA at Amazon Web Services, holds a B.A. in Economics and an M.A. in Financial Economics, both from the Tiomkin School of Economics. Eibi Birman served as a Senior Advisor to the Israel Ministry of Finance’s Director General, where she led reforms and long-term agreements in the Israeli economy.

The evening also included an address from Founding President and Chairman of the Board of Directors, Prof. Uriel Reichman and Reichman University President, Prof. Rafi Melnick, as well as a few select segments from actor and comedian, Shlomo Baraba