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The Paradox of Success in Israel Today: How a Strong Business Sector Continues to Grow Within an Increasingly Fragmented Society
Speaker: Elah Alkalay, VP Business Development, I.B.I Investment House Ltd.
Currently VP for Business Development at
Israel Brokerage & Investments, I.B.I. Ltd., a leading
Israeli brokerage firm serving institutional investors
and high net worth individuals both in Israel and
overseas, Elah has worked in the capital market for the
past 18 years. She has been with I.B.I. since 1991,
serving previously as pharmaceuticals analyst and later
as Research Department Director from 1999 to 2006,
turbulent years in the financial markets. Elah serves
as a member of the Board of the New Israel Fund (NIF)
and as chairwoman of NIF's grants committee. She is a
member of the board of governors of Ma'aleh, Nova, and a
"A Business of Your Own", a business incubator supported
by the Association for the Economic Empowerment of
Women, a non-profit organization dedicated to helping
women economic independence through the creation of
small businesses. Elah is also a member of the Board of
Directors of ICBB (the Israel Chord Blood Bank).
Together with Ori Lichet, current Research Department
Director at I.B.I., Elah publishes a weekly financial
newsletter in Globes business paper. She also writes a
weekly column for Globes' Online Opinion Section. Elah
holds a B.Sc. in biology and MBA from Tel Aviv
University, and an M.Sc. from the Departments of
Physiology and Pharmacology of the Tel Aviv University
Sackler School of Medicine.
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