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Yossi Maaravi

Dean, Adelson School of Entrepreneurship, Reichman University (IDC, Herzliya)

Yossi Maaravi is a prominent figure in the field of entrepreneurship and negotiation research. He serves as the Co-Founder and Chairman of RUNI Ventures, which is affiliated with Reichman University (formerly known as IDC Herzliya) in Israel. Additionally, he is the Dean of the Adelson School of Entrepreneurship at the university.

Background and Education

Born in 1973 in Holon, Israel, Maaravi completed a double-major B.A. in psychology and the "Amirim" interdisciplinary honors program at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He later earned a Ph.D. in business administration from Tel Aviv University, focusing on the psychological aspects of business negotiation. His academic career includes lecturing at various institutions and conducting research in decision-making, negotiation, creativity, and innovation.124

Career at RUNI Ventures

RUNI Ventures is an early-stage venture capital fund that aims to support tech founders with initial funding and resources to scale their startups. The fund was established to leverage the entrepreneurial ecosystem at Reichman University, which includes innovation labs and various entrepreneurship programs. Under Maaravi's leadership, RUNI Ventures has raised significant capital and is designed to provide comprehensive support to its portfolio companies, including workspace, recruitment services, and access to a global network of partners and experts.23

Publications and Contributions

In addition to his administrative roles, Maaravi is an author of several books focused on negotiation and decision-making. His works include "You Deserve Better – how to succeed in the negotiation of your life" and children's books aimed at teaching social science concepts.1 He also contributes opinion pieces to Israeli media, discussing topics related to creativity, education, and social issues.1

Yossi Maaravi's multifaceted career combines academic research, entrepreneurship, and practical applications in the business world, making him a significant figure in advancing entrepreneurial education and practice in Israel.

Highlights

Aug 28 · linkedin

Read what Mr. Amjad Taha أمجد طه an Expert in Strategic Political Affairs (Middle East), Author, Analyst and Researcher from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) says about Israel's special operation yesterday to release one of the hostages - a Muslim citizen of Israel.

That's the truth. This is the real Israel!

Aug 25 · linkedin

Millions of people are trying to understand the secret of Israel's success A small country, surrounded by enemies, without significant natural resources, with more than half of the country being desert, limited support from the world, hatred from extremist and antisemitic elements, wars every few years, terrorist threats from all sides every day...

And against all these - the Startup Nation With groundbreaking entrepreneurship, world-leading innovation, developed industry, one of the highest GDPs in the world, paradoxical happiness indices...

How does all this happen? Hundreds of books, articles, and lectures have proposed all kinds of theories...

But here is the answer (and a summary of it all in one image that illustrates Israel's victory over terror and hatred)... The answer is - Love of life!

And it's this that leads to resilience, creativity, optimism, innovation, hope, and courage, as embodied by these two wonderful women who returned from captivity by the Satan called Hamas.

And here they are now - Mia Shem modeling a wedding dress Noa Argamani celebrating her new life at a party

We will win! We will dance again!

(in fact, we are already winning and dancing)

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Herzliya, Tel Aviv District, Israel