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Meet

Shay Abrahamy,

Our new CEO

Shay Abrahamy was appointed CEO of HAC as of September,
2023. He earned a B.A. in Industrial Engineering and Management,
an M.A. in Public Administration, and MBA, all from Tel Aviv
University. Prior to his current position, Shay was CEO of the
Wingate Institute for four years. His impressive list of past
positions includes CEO of the South Sharon Regional Council,
CEO of the Shoham Local Council, Deputy CEO for Management
and Operations at Hadassah Medical Center, and Head of the
Aircraft Engineering and Maintenance Division at El Al, among
others. Shay is married and a father of four.

Shay, who is a relative of Israel’s former President Reuven Rivlin,
explains that HAC embodies Rivlin’s “Four Tribes.”1 This, in his
mind, along with the College’s location (an urban environment
near the vastly different neighborhoods of East Jerusalem and
Mea She’arim) make it a special institution.

“I am committed to preserving the unique nature of HAC as
a multidisciplinary institution that builds social and industry
leaders through modern management practices grounded in
both qualitative and quantitative data,” he says. “It’s important
to identify the needs of 21C students and to continue to innovate
when it comes to digitalization and other improvements in
infrastructure. Our students have a vast network of support: our
goal is to get them to the finish line, and so we work concertedly
to eliminate any obstacles in their path.”

HAC is creating academic, social, and financial change in the City
of Jerusalem. “We hope to reach 7,000 students and become the
largest college in the Jerusalem area, while expanding to other
campuses.

1 Secular, religious-Zionist, ultra-Orthodox and Arab, as outlined in
President of Israel Reuven Rivlin’s famous speech in 2015.

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