Staff
Dr. Ido Baum
Academic Director
Dr. Baum heads the Brandeis Institute. He is an Associate Professor (Israeli Senior Lecturer) at the Haim Striks Faculty of Law at the College of Management where he has been teaching since 2008. He served in several positions in the faculty, including Vice Dean from 2015 to 2019.
Dr. Baum’s research and teaching focuses on law and economics, corporate and financial Law, securities regulation, civil procedure and media law.
He was a visiting professor and researcher in various institutions including Georgetown University, University of Seville, Ronald Coase Institute, Warsaw School of Economics, Peking University School of Transnational Law and the European Masters Programme in Law and Economics in the University of Hamburg.
Dr. Baum earned his doctoral degree from the Institute for Law and Economics at Hamburg University (summa cum Laude) and he holds a Master degree in Law and Ecocomics from the European EMLE programme and an LLM and LLB from Tel Aviv University.
Before joining the law faculty, he was spokesperson of the Israeli Ministry of Justice and later served as the legal assistant for economic and fiscal affairs to the Israeli Attorney Gebnneral Elyakim Rubinstein. He was also a lawyer frothe Clams resolution Tribunal in Zurich, resolving claims regarding pre-WWII bank accounts in Swiss banks.
Dr. Baum has more than 30 years of experience in journalism and since 2008 he is the in-house legal affairs commentator for the financial newspaper TheMarker.
Sharon Dortheimer
Deputy Director
Sharon currently leads the development and management of partnerships with academic institutions, government entities, and public authorities both in Israel and internationally. She is also responsible for securing resources and overseeing projects that enhance the Brandeis Institute’s presence in the public sphere. With a strong background in public relations, business development, and fundraising, Sharon brings valuable expertise to her role. Previously, she handled business development at a public relations firm and has supported various organizations across multiple sectors – from strategic planning to the execution of work plans and media engagement. Before that, she was involved in fundraising initiatives during her time in England. Sharon holds a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science and Middle Eastern Studies from Tel Aviv University.
Dr. Sharon Bassan
Head of Innovation – Law, policy and Ethics
Dr. Sharon Bassan is a prolific legal scholar with a PhD in law, specializing in innovation and technology law and ethics, health law and policy, and bioethics. Dr. Bassan earned her PhD from Tel Aviv University and has held prominent academic positions, including the Jaharis Faculty Fellowship in Health Law and Intellectual Property at DePaul University College of Law, Visiting Assistant Professor at the Kline School of Law at Drexel University, and Postdoctoral Research Associate at the University Center for Human Values (UCHV) at Princeton University. Dr. Bassan’s research focuses on the ethical governance of emerging technologies and their societal impacts. Her work addresses critical issues such as the implications of information technologies on democracy and users’ rights—including privacy of medical information, content moderation, and social media practices—as well as the effects of reproductive technologies on the perception of reproduction and family and women’s roles, encompassing topics like cross-border surrogacy, egg donation, abortion, and posthumous sperm retrieval. She is committed to advancing ethical frameworks for innovative technologies to benefit society.
Dr. Rotem Kadosh Nussbaum
Head of Technology - Senior Research Fellow
Dr. Kadosh Nussbaum is a researcher in the field of criminal law and technology at the Brandeis Institute. She also serves as a lecturer at the Institute of Criminology at the Hebrew University and at the Shaarei Mishpat Academic Center. Dr. Kadosh Nussbaum completed her doctoral studies in law at Tel Aviv University. Her doctoral thesis examined the variables influencing judges’ decisions regarding the reliability of witnesses in sexual harassment cases. Dr. Kadosh Nussbaum holds a Bachelor’s degree in Law and a Master’s degree in Criminology from the Hebrew University. Her thesis explored the factors affecting prosecutors’ decisions on closing domestic violence cases due to lack of public interest. Her research areas include criminal law, evidence law, penal law, criminal procedure, critical theories in criminology, law and technology, police surveillance technologies, predictive policing, regulation of artificial intelligence, evidence-based policy, legislation and regulation, law and society, violence against women, sexual harassment, and empirical law.
Dr. Revital Yosef
Senior Research Fellow
Dr. Revital Yosef is a corporate governance researcher at the Brandeis Institute and a core faculty member at the School of Economics of the College of Management Academic Studies. Dr. Yosef completed her Ph.D. studies in Finance at Bar-Ilan University and her dissertation work examines the benchmarking practice in CEO compensation design in the U.S. She holds a B.A. degree in Economics and an M.B.A. degree in Finance from Bar-Ilan University, both completed with magna cum laude. Prior to academia, she worked as a Senior Valuation and Financial Analyst at a leading consulting firm. Her research interests span empirical corporate governance, corporate Finance, ESG issues and primarily executive compensation.
Adv. Yehudit (Judith) Pintow
Senior Research Fellow
Dr. Harel Menashri
Senior Research Fellow
Following 36 years of experience in the defense system, Dr. Harel Menashri is an expert in the fields of cyber, technological research and intelligence, and cyber warfare. His background includes a decade of service in various positions within the IDF and approximately 25 years in Israel’s Prime Minister’s Office. Over the past two decades, Dr. Menashri has specialized in the cyber domain, focusing on critical national infrastructure protection, research systems, and safeguarding critical infrastructures (such as IT and SCADA) against cyber threats. His expertise extends to implementing cutting-edge technologies, responding to unusual events, and managing emergency situations. Dr. Menashri played a pivotal role in shaping Israel’s security policy in cyberspace. He was instrumental in establishing the terrorist arena within the Israel National Cyber Directorate (AMN) and was also a founding member of RAM (the State Authority for Information Security). Currently, Harel leads the cyber field at the Holon Institute of Technology (HIT), which he co-founded. He serves as a senior lecturer across various faculties, including Science, Industrial Engineering and Technology Management, Multidisciplinary Studies, and Diploma Studies. Additionally, Harel is a lecturer at Bar Ilan University and Tel Aviv University, a research fellow at the Institute for Terrorism Research at Reichman University, and provides consultancy services to organizations both in Israel and globally.
Naomi Krieger Carmy
Senior Research Fellow
Naomi Krieger Carmy is a Founding Partner of Remedy, a collaborative lab based in Israel tackling digital disinformation, content manipulation and online influence in the age of digital media and AI. Naomi is an expert in driving technological innovation for societal impact, and in developing innovation and investment ecosystems. Originally from a business background in tech investment banking, she was VP of the Israel Innovation Authority, leading policy and ILS100M of public investments annually. She has led organizations across sectors, including the UK Israel Tech Hub – an award-winning model to drive business and tech partnerships, Nova (Social Finance Israel group) – a not-for-profit implementing data strategy and solutions for the social and public sectors, and a workforce development NGO. Naomi is a graduate of Harvard and Hebrew Universities, and a former fellow at the Cambridge Centre for Science & Policy and RISE Israel Tech Policy Institute.At the Brandeis Institute, Dr. Cohen investigates how small states address the risks posed by social networks. He is also a research fellow in the ERC – Trafflab project. Previously, he interned under Justice Mishael Cheshin at the Supreme Court, worked in the Education Department of the Association for Civil Rights in Israel, and practiced law at Dr. Y. Weinroth & Co.
Hod Fleishman
Senior Research Fellow
Hod Fleishman is Partner and Co-Founder of Remedy CoLab, and a seasoned innovation leader with 25+ years of experience as a BCG Partner and startup founder/CEO. He has launched over 40 ventures globally, building deep tech solutions across healthcare, industry, and the public sector. Hod advises governments, corporates, and startups on open innovation, emerging tech, and disinformation resilience.
Dr. Doron Navot
Senior Research Fellow
Doron Navot is a senior lecturer in the school of political sciences in the University of Haifa. He studies the Israeli politics, focusing on various aspects of the regime and its democratic nature and dynamics. His most recent paper in the subject of the deconstruction of the Israeli state was published on 2025 in Frontiers in Political ScienceAt the Brandeis Institute, Dr. Cohen investigates how small states address the risks posed by social networks. He is also a research fellow in the ERC – Trafflab project. Previously, he interned under Justice Mishael Cheshin at the Supreme Court, worked in the Education Department of the Association for Civil Rights in Israel, and practiced law at Dr. Y. Weinroth & Co. His current research focuses on the use of social media platforms by elected politicians in democracies.
Dr. Avinoam Cohen
Senior Research Fellow
Dr. Avinoam Cohen, a lecturer in the Faculty of Law at the College of Administration, holds a PhD in Law from Tel Aviv University, specializing in the regulation and governance of immigration and the political participation of immigrants. His research explores the intricate connections between legal and institutional changes, shifts in governance models, political participation, and political theory. He focuses on immigration policy and regulation in Israel and beyond, examining the evolution of immigration and human rights law, the institutionalization of immigration systems, and the rise of new governance, sovereignty, and political affiliations.
At the Brandeis Institute, Dr. Cohen investigates how small states address the risks posed by social networks. He is also a research fellow in the ERC – Trafflab project. Previously, he interned under Justice Mishael Cheshin at the Supreme Court, worked in the Education Department of the Association for Civil Rights in Israel, and practiced law at Dr. Y. Weinroth & Co.
Prof. Amit Zac
Senior Research Fellow
Amit Zac is a professor of law and economics at the University of Amsterdam and a visiting researcher at the Center for Law and Economics at ETH Zurich. Before joining the Brandeis Institute, Amit was a PhD student and teaching assistant in competition law and empirical research methods at the University of Oxford in the UK, and a graduate of the Erasmus University in Rotterdam and the University of Hamburg in law and economics. Before joining the academy, Amit interned at the Supreme Court of Israel, worked as a legal advisor at the Competition Authority and as a private antitrust lawyer in Tel Aviv.
Amit’s work focuses on competition policy and its welfare implications, examining social and economic challenges related to the digital economy, and economic inequality and environmental effects in particular. His research combines legal and policy analysis with empirical studies and computational tools, in an attempt to bridge legal research with the social sciences. In his latest research project, funded by the Swiss National Research Foundation SNSF, Amit, together with other researchers, developed computational tools for fully automating the examination of compliance with EU privacy laws (GDPR) of approximately 100,000 sites on the Internet.
Adv. Anat Sorek
Senior Research Fellow
Anat Sorek, Attorney at law, joined Brandeis Institute after serving as a senior legal associate to the President of the Supreme Court of Israel, Judge Esther Hayut, for three years. Before that, Anat worked as an intern and a lawyer in the intellectual property and litigation department at the S. Horowitz law firm for five years. Anat holds a bachelor’s degree (with honors) and a research master’s degree (with distinction) in law from Bar Ilan University. Her thesis, supervised by Prof. Jacob Nussim, dealt with public financing for innovation. During her studies, Anat won scholarships and prizes, including first prize in a national competition on behalf of the Patent Authority for writing an outstanding article in the field of patents and antitrust law; First prize in the Prof. Edelman competition for writing an outstanding article in the field of patents at Bar Ilan University; Scholarship for participation in an international workshop for outstanding economics and law students on behalf of the Ronald Coase Institute, and more.
Dr. Efrat Dressler
Senior Research Fellow
Dr. Efrat Dressler is a senior researcher at the Brandeis Institute. Her research expertise is in Corporate governance, Corporate finance, Institutional investors, Voting behavior, Behavioral finance, as well as household finance of Ultra-Orthodox Jewish. Her papers were published in prestigious academic journals such as Journal of Corporate Finance and Journal of Business Ethics. Dr. Dressler has earned her Ph.D. in Finance from the Jerusalem Business School – The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and spent her postdoctoral fellowship at Wharton Business School – The University of Pennsylvania. She has been lecturing finance classes since 2012 at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev. Efrat is also a Financial Risk Manager (earned from GARP – Global Association of Risk Professionals) and a researcher at the Ultra-Orthodox program of the Israeli Democracy Institute.
Adv. Ira Hardy
Senior Research Fellow
Ira Hardy is a senior researcher at the Brandeis Institute. Ira’s research combines constitutional and administrative law with concepts drawn from political economy, public administration, and media.
Ira has been working as a commercial and administrative litigation lawyer for the past 7 years at S. Horowitz & co., and specializes in the fields of administrative law, economic regulation, competition, energy and higher education.
Ira holds a bachelor’s degree (Magna Cum Laude) in law and a master’s degree in business administration (MBA), both from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
Adv. Adi Benami
Administrative Manager, Research and Content Coordinator
Adi Benami graduated with a bachelor’s and a master’s degree in public law (high honors) from Tel Aviv University. During her studies, she was included in the dean’s list of honorees, worked as a research assistant in various fields of law, and was an editorial member of the journal “Society Law and Culture”. She also participated in the clinic for the rights of Holocaust survivors at the university. After her internship and legal position in the intellectual property department at Herzog Fox Naaman & Co. law firm, Adi served as a legal advisor to the marketing representative of Sandisk and Western Digital in Israel. She was also a teaching assistant in various courses at the Buchman Faculty of Law in Tel Aviv University and other academic institutions and has volunteered to accompany the “Paamonei Ruach” association (for the mutual rehabilitation of both humans and animals) as its legal advisor. Currently, Adi is working on her thesis at Tel Aviv University, which focuses on the regulation of home education in Israel.
Adv. Shir Abrahams
Research Assistant
Shir graduated with a bachelor’s degree in both psychology and law (with honors) from the Reichman University. During her studies, Shir was an editorial board member and the editor of the legal journal “Law and Business”.
Shir interned in the fiscal department of the state attorney’s office, where she was involved in civil and criminal tax cases discussed in the Supreme Court. For the past two years, Shir has been accompanying legal courses at several universities as a teaching assistant.
Adv. Tamar HaCohen
Research Assistant
Shelly Malka
Research Assistant
Shelly is a student in the Haim Strix Faculty of Law, at the College of Management.
During her studies, she was included in the Dean’s List of Excellence.
As part of her studies, she actively participates in the Legal Clinic for Freedom of Information and is also a member of the blog-cast system ‘Col-Hamishpat’ of the College of Management.
Alon Onn
Research Assistant
Alon is a law student who completed an exchange program at Georgetown University Law Center. He wrote seminar papers on the regulatory framework for enforcing journalistic standards in Israel and on the Oslo Accords as a case study in international negotiation and conflict resolution. He previously served as a legal coordinator in the Administrative Litigation Department of the Movement for Quality Government, where he assisted in preparing for Supreme Court hearings, and filed Freedom of Information requests to advance government transparency. He also edited legal content for civil society international law projects. He currently works as a foreign news monitor at Channel 12 News.
Adv. Shachar Avraham
Research Assistant
Shachar graduated with a Bachelor’s degree and a Master’s degree in Law (with honors) from the Hebrew University. During her studies, Shachar was an editorial board member of the legal journal “Hukim” and participated in the Legal clinic on Digital Rights and Human Rights in Cyberspace of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Shachar interned in the Criminal Department of the State Attorney’s Office, where she was involved in handling a variety of criminal cases discussed in the Supreme Court. Throughout her studies and internship, Shachar accompanied law courses in several universities as a teaching assistant.
Adv. Lior A. Goldman
Research Assistant
Lior A. Goldman-Shmilovich is a research student in The Zvi Meitar Center for Advanced Legal Studies. Lior has an LL.B from the college of management academic studies (Magna Cum Laude). Lior won several scholarships during her academic studies, including the Hammer Scholarship. She is an experienced legal editor (law journals; books; legal blogs). She works as a teaching assistant in both Tel Aviv University and the college of management academic studies. Lior has several publications that were accepted for publishing, individually and with Dr. Ido Baum. Her main research interest is Public Law Theory. Her particular area of focus is free speech theory.
Adv. Michal Shakargy
Research Assistant
Michal graduated with honors from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem with a bachelor’s degree in law.
Throughout her academic journey, she served as both a teaching and research assistant in private law. Additionally, she took part in an exchange program at the Georgetown University Law Center in Washington, DC.
In 2022-2023, Michal interned at the Arnon, Tadmor-Levy Law Firm, focusing on tax law and antitrust law.
Talia Baron
Research Assistant
Talia Baron holds a Bachelor’s degree with honors in Law and a Bachelor’s degree in Economics with a specialization in Finance and Real Estate. She is currently pursuing a Master’s degree in Law with a specialization in Taxation. Alongsdie her studies, Talia is an intern at the International and Business Development Department of the Israel Securities Authority, as well as a teaching assistant in the College of Management. Additionally, Talia serves as an active reservist with the rank of captain in the IDF.
Afek Even Chen
Research Assistant
Afek Even Chen is a student at the Chaim Striks School of Law at the College of Management. As part of her studies, she actively participates in the “Law and Health” clinic, volunteers at the college’s “Hugging Embrace” command center, and performs adjudication in the world of project management in the new era.
Linoy Itzhaki
Research Assistant
Linoy Itzhaki is a law student at the College of Management.
As part of her studies, she takes part in the clinic for the promotion of equality and in the “Technology and Democracy Law” workshop.
Ohad First
Research Assistant
Ohad First is an undergraduate student at the Haim Striks Faculty of Law in the College Of Management.
During his studies, Ohad holds a student position in the Tel Aviv District Public Defender’s Office.
Karin Vaknin
Research Assistant
Karin is a bachelor’s degree graduate of the Haim Strix Faculty of Law of the College of Administration, as part of the “Global” honors program. During her studies, Karin participated in the summer course at Queen Mary University in London and Oxford University, which focused on EU competition law.
During her academic studies, Karin was a staff member in the academic journal “The Law”.
Karin will start her internship at the Herzog, Fox Naaman & Co. law firm in March 2024.
Keren Dror Ben Ami
Projects, Events and Conferences Manager
Keren is responsible for the implementation of projects, events, and conferences as well as the planning and execution of marketing and sales activities. In addition to her position at the Brandeis Institute, Keren serves as the project manager of the Chaim Strix Faculty of Law in the College of Administration, where she has been responsible for the management of the faculty’s dean’s office and the coordination of the faculty’s activities in various aspects over the last ten years, and was a consultant at the schooling consulting center at the College of Administration.
Before joining the College of Administration, Keren gained a varied experience in the field of communication as a journalist in the printed press and as a consultant in the field of public relations and advertising. Keren graduated with a bachelor’s degree in social sciences and communication from the Open University.
