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Acknowledgments
The Reut Institute wishes to thank our partners in 21st century Tikkun Olam, the
Alliance for Global Good, and in particular Founder Leonard Kaplan, CEO David
Brand, Vice President Jerry Chasen, and Adviser to AFGG Rodney Nichols for their
guidance and vision.
Many exceptional individuals have supported our efforts in writing this document. In
the course of our work, we met with more than 100 experts and people in the field from
varied disciplines and backgrounds, in Israel and abroad. The Reut Institute thanks these
individuals for their contribution to the team's work and to the preparation of this
document.
The ideas presented in this document reflect the Reut Institute's position alone. Full
disclosure obligates us to acknowledge that some of those with whom we met disagreed
with the basic assumptions underlying our work. With that, every meeting enriched our
understanding, and we appreciate the generosity of their willingness to contribute their
time and effort. Below, the partial list of individuals (in alphabetical order):
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Abrams, Elliott, Senior Fellow for Middle Eastern Studies, Council on Foreign
Relations
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Abramson, Don, Tiburon, CA
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Abromowitz, Yosef I.
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Adams, Gregory Elias, Director of Aid Effectiveness, Oxfam America
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Aisen, Ilana, Senior Director of Jewish-Service Learning, Repair The World
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Amit, Judy, Global Director, International Development Programs, American
Jewish Joint Distribution Committee
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Ashley, Sharon, Director, The Center for Israel Engagement, Hillel: The
Foundation for Jewish Campus Life
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Bank, Robert, Executive Vice President, American Jewish World Service
(AJWS)
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Barak, Naty, Chief Sustainability Officer, Netafim
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Dr. Barak, Reut, The Weitz Center for Development Studies, Rechovot
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Bardach, Rebecca, Director, The Center for International Migration and
Integration (CIMI)
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Prof. Barnett, Michael, University Professor of International Affairs and Political
Science, George Washington University
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Barry, Nancy, President, NBA Enterprise Solutions to Poverty
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Dr. Belman Inbal, Aliza, Senior Pears Fellow, Director, International
Development Program, Hartog School of Government and Policy, Tel Aviv
University
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Ben Eliezer, Barak, CEO, Winnovation
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Ben Yosef, Dr. Shay, Navigating Complexity
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Benjamin, Eliav, Counselor for Political Affairs, Embassy of Israel
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Dr. Bensimhon-Peleg, Sarit, Academic Director, Hartog School of Government
and Policy, Faculty of Social Sciences, Tel Aviv University
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Prof. Bentwich, Zvi, Professor and Head, NALA Foundation and the Center for
Tropical Diseases and AIDS (CEMTA), Dept. of Virology, Faculty of Health
Science, BGU
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Bezerra, Marilia, Clinton Foundation
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Dr. Breslow, Jan L., Frederick Henry Leonhardt Professor, Head Laboratory of
Biochemical Genetics and Metabolism, Rockefeller University
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Chorev, Matan, Crisis, Stabilization, & Governance Officer, USAID
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Cohen, Ohad, Commercial Attaché, Embassy of Israel, Washington DC
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Dr. Coleman, Isobel, Senior Fellow, Director of Civil Society, The Council on
Foreign Relations, The Markets and Democracy Initiative
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Cooke, Nathan, Instructor & Designer, D-Lab at MIT
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Deutsch-Nadir, Sharon, Head of Corporate Citizenship for Europe, Middle East
and Africa, Credit Suisse
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Dloomy, Ariel, Deputy Director, Negev Institute for Strategies of Peace and
Development (NISPED); Coordinator Society for International Development
(SID) - Israel Chapter
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Dolev, David, Managing Director MISTI MIT-Israel, MIT International Science
and Technology Initiatives (MISTI)
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Elram,Yehuda, Director, Lev Echad
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Evans, Anne, VP, Strategic Resources, Ashoka: Innovators for the Public
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Feldstein, Steve, Counsel, Committee on Foreign Relations Committee, U.S.
Senate
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Fishman, Ram, Post doctoral research fellow on sustainability science, Kennedy
School of Government, Harvard University
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Fluss, Ilan, Director, Policy Planning and External Relations, MASHAV.
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Dr. Glennerster, Rachel, Executive Director, J-PAL
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Goldman, Rafi, Director, Negev Institute for Strategies of Peace and
Development
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Dr. Haber, Karmit, The Israel Democracy Institute, Hebrew University, and Bar
Ilan University
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Harmelin, Tal, Israel NewTech - National Energy & Water Program, Investment
Promotion Center | Foreign Trade Administration | Ministry of Industry, Trade
and Labor
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Prof. Hausmann, Ricardo, Director of the Center for International Development
& Professor of the Practice of Economic Development, Harvard Kennedy School
of Government
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Dr. Herman, Lior, Hebrew University of Jerusalem and the World Jewish
Diplomatic Corps
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Herscher, Gideon, Director of Haiti Relief Efforts, American Jewish Joint
Distribution Committee
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Jester, Michellana, Director, Action Learning Program, MIT G-Lab for
Entrepreneurship, Sloan School of Management
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Kempner, Randall, Executive Director, Aspen Network of Development
Entrepreneurs
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Kessler, Jonathan, Leadership Development Director, AIPAC
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King, Brian, International Economic Development Professional
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Koltai, Steven, Global Entrepreneurship Ecosystem Builder
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Korda, Justin, Executive Director, ROI Community
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Krakow, Doron, Executive Vice President, American Associates, Ben-Gurion
University of the Negev (AABGU)
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Kurshan, Alisa Rubin, Senior Vice President for Strategic Planning, UJA–
Federation of New York
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Lackie, Michelle, Director, Weinberg Tzedek Hillel, Hillel: The Foundation for
Jewish Campus Life
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Lahav, Nir, Director of Young Activism Unit, The Jewish Agency for Israel
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Liss, Yonat, Program Coordinator, NALA Foundation
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Maor, Ilan, Managing Director, SHENG-BDO China BD & Vice President of
Israel - Asia Chamber of Commerce (former Israel Foreign Ministry Senior
Official)
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Maor Shavit, Gideon, Advisor to the Dutch Executive Director, World Bank
Group
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Margalit, Ron, Director of Investments , Embassy of Israel to the USA
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Masuoka, Toshiya, Director, Inclusive Business Models, IFC
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Messinger, Ruth, President, American Jewish World Service
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Moore, Joanne, Senior Vice-President. Africa and Haiti Region; Senior Vice
President, Global Planning, Chemonics International; Jewish Federations of
North America
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Mueller, Ruth, Head, Engineers Without Borders – Jerusalem
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Dr. Naftali, Mike, Founder and Chairperson of Brit Olam and Topaz
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Prof. Natsios, Andrew S., Professor in the Practice of Diplomacy, Edmund Walsh
School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University
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Navon, Aya, Glocal Community Dev Studies-HU, Humanitarian Futures Program
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Ophir, Dale, President, Lions of Judah Israel
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Popovsky, Stacey, Executive Director, Lisa and Michael Leffell Foundation
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Porat, Yahal, Director of Strategic Partnerships and Initiatives, Partnership Unit,
Jewish Agency for Israel
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Prof. Pritchett, Lant, Faculty Chair of the MPA/ID Program and Professor of the
Practice of International Development,
Harvard Kennedy School of
Government
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Ramalingam, Ben, Visiting Fellow, Institute of Development Studies and
Research Associate, Overseas Development Institute
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Rapoport, Hillel, Associate Professor, Research Fellow, Bar-Ilan Univeristy,
Center for International Develoment, Harvard University
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Dr. Ravid, Shlomi, Director, Center for Jewish Peoplehood Education
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Dr. Raymond, Susan, Executive Vice President, Changing Our World, Inc.
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Razy-Oren, Atar, Director of the Center of Philanthropy, Sheatufim
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Dr. Recant, William, Assistant Executive Vice-President, American Jewish Joint
Distribution Committee
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Reshef, Peleg, Deputy Executive-Director, World Jewish Diplomatic Corps
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Retig, Ed, Director, AJC Jerusalem
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Rosenberg, Jon, CEO, Repair The World
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Prof. Sachs, Jeff, Director, Earth Institute, Columbia University
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Sarig, Nir, Founder & CEO, The Israeli Social Model
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Schneider, Stephen, Director, International Affairs, American Israel Public
Affairs Committee (AIPAC)
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Dahlia Shaham-Brender
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Prof. Slaughter, Anne-Marie, Professor of Politics and International Affairs,
Princeton University
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Solomon, Jeff, President, Andrea and Charles Bronfman Philanthropies
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Steinberg, Gregg, Founding Manging Director, GuRu Venture Cluster
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Tamir, Nadav, Policy advisor to the President of Israel
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Tarallo, Roberto, Manager, Global Partnership and Trust Fund Operations,
Concessional Finance Vice-Presidency, World Bank
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Taylor, Katie, Executive Director, Center for Interfaith Action on Global Poverty
(CIFA)
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Trowbridge, Erin, Director, Global Communications, Earth Institute, Columbia
University
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Dr. Tsuk, Nir, Managing Director, Israel, Ashoka: Innovators for the Public
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Varangis, Panos, Head, SME and Business, Access to Finance Advisory,
International Finance Corporation (IFC)
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Weissman, Gaddy, Director, Trade Linkages, Ministry of Industry, Trade and
Labor
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Prof. Werker, Eric, Associate Professor, Harvard Business School
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Winston, Mandie, Program Director, International Development Program, The
American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC)
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Winter, Simon, SVP Development, TechnoServe