Alma
Gadot-Perez is a strategic consultant on impact investing and program
restructuring, as well as the manager of Regional Strategy, Knowledge
and Economic Development at the Municipal Team within the
JDC Institute for Leadership and Governance (Elka).
Prior
to her return to Israel, Alma was the director of the Milken Institute Israel Center in the U.S. and director general of its
registered nonprofit in Israel. From strategy to operations, she oversaw the Center's
activities, putting her research background, training skills and government
experience to work. After several international relocations, she founded
Working Insight, a social venture connecting talented Israelis to their new
communities through professional development. In Israel, she worked at the Israel Democracy Institute, focusing on research and managing its online presence.
She coordinated the national program for knowledge management and
organizational learning in social services during her tenure at the Strategic
Planning Division of the Israeli Ministry of Social Affairs.
Gadot-Perez earned an M.A. in Public Policy from the honors program at the Federmann School of Government and Policy at the Hebrew University. Her Master thesis focused on public participation in urban planning and won an honorary mention award from the Israeli Political Science association. Alma is the author of various policy papers, reports and peer-reviewed academic articles. Her book Political Analysis of Public Policy in Israel (Hebrew University Magnes Press, 2012) was co-authored with former public service commissioner, Prof Itzhak Galnoor and Dr. Jennifer Oser, and is based on teaching Master’s level courses at the Hebrew University and Ben Gurion University.