Yaron Shavit
Yaron
Shavit
Deputy Chair of the Executive, the Jewish Agency for Israel
Israel

Since 2021 Yaron has served as Deputy Chairperson of the Executive of the Jewish Agency for Israel. His responsibilities include building bridges between Israeli and diaspora Jewish communities world-wide. He led emergency efforts for Ukrainian refugees and for Community Response teams across Israel post 7th October.

Yaron was a litigator and senior commercial lawyer for 35 years, while serving as Colonel in IDF reserves. He was chairperson of the Reform Movement in Israel, a member of the Zionist Executive and the Board of Governors of the Jewish Agency and since 2020 as President of 38th Zionist Congress.

Yaron holds a BA in Law from the Hebrew University and an MA in Law from Bar-Ilan University.

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