Eival Gilady
Eival Gilady | |
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Born | 1957 (age 66–67) |
Other names | עיבל גלעדי |
Occupation(s) | businessman, philanthropist |
Children | 4 |
Eival Gilady (
businessman.Biography
Eival Gilady earned his Bachelor’s and three master's degrees from the
Gilady lives on Kibbutz Kabri in the Western Galilee and is married with four children.
Military career
A Brigadier General in the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Gilady commanded field units for twenty years, and served an additional ten years on the General Staff.
Gilady enlisted in the IDF in 1975. He served as a field artillery officer in the Golan Heights in command and fire support positions, and participated in operations beyond lines with
Civil service and business career
Gilady was founder and CEO of the Portland Trust in Israel (2005–2011), a British foundation established to foster peace and stability in the Middle East through economic development.[1] Projects initiated under his leadership focused on developing the Palestinian economy through entrepreneurship and social investment, and reducing poverty in Israel’s periphery through financial tools and investment.
He was the Chairman of KIEDF - Koret Israel Economic Development Funds (2007–2013), which stimulates economic development and employment opportunity in Israel through financing of small businesses and microenterprises.[2][3] During his tenure, approximately 9,000 businesses were supported with over $200 million in financing, and more than 30,000 jobs were created. Eival Gilady is the Chairman of Western Galilee College, an institution for higher education with an enrollment of 5,000.[4] He is also the Chairman of the Northern Goals Association, promoting social services for underprivileged children and families in northern Israel.[5]
Gilady is Honorary President of the Israeli-Palestinian Chamber of Commerce, of which he was co-founder and first Chairman (2008–2011).[6] In addition, Gilady is the President of Vanadis Ltd., providing "Strategy beyond Borders," and is the founder and Chairman of M-Power Israel, a social innovation lab dedicated to empowering disadvantaged populations. Gilady is the Honorary Consul of the Republic of Slovenia in Tel Aviv.[7]
Gilady was appointed Head of Coordination and Strategy by Prime Minister Ariel Sharon in 2005, and previously served as Head of the Israel Defense Forces’ Strategic Planning Division (2001–2004). His responsibility in this position encompassed strategic net assessment and all areas of politico-military policy recommendations, including the security aspects of the peace process and peace talks. Within the context of this role, he was responsible for developing the Gaza Disengagement Plan.[8]
References
- ^ "The Portland Trust". Archived from the original on 2016-03-24.
- ^ "Koret Israel Economic Development Funds Board Members".
- ^ "Jerusalem Post article about KIEDF and Portland Trust".
- ^ "Western Galilee College Leadership". Archived from the original on 2016-03-18.
- ^ "Northern Goals Association".
- ^ "Israeli-Palestinian Chamber of Commerce Board Members". Archived from the original on 2016-03-11.
- ^ "Slovenian Diplomatic Missions in Israel". 20 May 2022.
- ^ "BBC HARDtalk Interview with Stephen Sackur about Gaza Disengagement". 12 August 2005.
External links
- Western Galilee College Official Website
- Northern Goals Association Website
- Israeli-Palestinian Chamber of Commerce Website
- Embassy of Republic of Slovenia Tel Aviv Website
- Israel – Slovenia Chamber of Commerce and Industry Website
- The Portland Trust Website
- Koret Israel Economic Development Funds Website
- July 27, 2004. LA World Affairs Council Key Address: Strategy and Security in Israel Archived 2016-03-24 at the Wayback Machine
- 2004 Soref Symposium. Washington Institute - Conference Keynotes
- Alex Fishman. June 27, 2015. Detached from Reality: Decade since the Disengagement. Ynet article (Hebrew)
- November 19, 2014. Israeli Educational TV: Erev Hadash interview with Eival Gilday (Hebrew video)
- Tali Heruti-Sover. July 9, 2012. The Marker Interview with Eival Gilady (Hebrew)
- Ben Caspit. September 9, 2010. Sharon's Adviser: "Unilateralism is not Dead." NRG article (Hebrew)
- January 7, 2010. Calcalist article about KIEDF (Hebrew)
- Attila Somfalvi. January 23, 2006. Eival Gilady: Partition is Happening before our Eyes" Ynet article (Hebrew)
- Meital Yislovich. August 16, 2005. Haaretz article about Gaza Disengagement (Hebrew)
- Ben Caspit. July 16, 2005. NRG article about Gaza Disengagement (Hebrew)
- Ari Shavit. June 2, 2005. Haaretz article about the Portland Trust (Hebrew)
- Amir Oren. September 4, 2003. Haaretz article (Hebrew)