Nirit Harel

Biography

A veteran of the Israeli start-up environment, where she successfully positioned ventures for growth and acquisition by NASDAQ-traded entities, Nirit Harel possesses 20+ years of management, branding, PR and consulting experience- including 5 negotiating partnerships with world leaders for bids in the European Framework Program/ Horizon 2020.

Ms, Harel now focuses her efforts on bringing innovation methodology to the social space, applying high-impact start-up and IR methodology to assist entities in non-profit, impact investing, social mobility- and life-transforming emerging tech in becoming viable, self-sustainable, efficient businesses. Recent projects include leaders in academia, arts and social change such as Afrika Tikkun, Gorilla Doctors, Combatants for Peace and the Museum of the Jewish People.

Over the last 9 years she has served as founding exec, and at the helm of 2 of the world's largest nonprofits: Maccabi World Union, where she established the North American entity, infrastructure, 501c3 status, and operations for the world’s largest Jewish sports organization and served as VIP liaison to the 18th Maccabiah (Jewish Olympics), the world's 3rd largest sporting event; and The Jewish Agency, the most formidable Jewish non-profit and Israeli public institution, where she assembled the first global external affairs infrastructure and team across geographic, language and cultural divides.

Ms. Harel holds a BS/BA with high honors from UCLA, an MBA with distinction from Tel Aviv University, and studied corporate strategy and decision science, earning merits and distinctions in all subjects. She is also an alumnus of the highly-competitive Banco Santander/ UCLA Anderson W50 board leadership program for next gen global women execs. She is a member of YPO, founding member of Tendrel Israel, and speaks frequently on social innovation and women's leadership/ entrepreneurship.