Yiftach Dayan – Executive Director

Holds a BA from the Hebrew University in Jerusalem in Economics and International Relations, and an MA in Public policy and administration from Haifa University as part of the “Cadets for local government” program sponsored by the Israeli ministry of the Interior. Before joining SEA as CEO, Yiftach was the director of revenues in the Drom Hasharon regional council, and prior to that the head of strategy and planning in the wage department of the Israeli ministry of Finance.

Yiftach has rich background financial management, budgets and wage policy in the public sector, acquired through working in the private sector, local governments and  the ministry of Finance, In these positions, Yiftach also became proficient in designing strategic processes as well as analyzing data relating to social phenomenons. Apart for his professional work, Yiftach is also an American Politics commentator, often providing insights on Israeli media.