Rafi Melnick | |
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רפי מלניק | |
2nd President of Reichman University | |
In office December 2021 – September 2023 | |
Preceded by | Uriel Reichman |
Personal details | |
Born | 1946/1947 (age 76–77) |
Alma mater |
Hebrew University of Jerusalem University of California, Berkeley |
Rafi Melnick (born 1946/1947; Hebrew: רפי מלניק) is an Israeli economist and academic administrator who served as president of Reichman University from 2021 to 2023.
Melnick was born in 1946 or 1947. [1] He completed a B.A. in economics and statistics and a M.A. in economics from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. [1] He earned a Ph.D. in economics from the University of California, Berkeley in 1979. [1] His dissertation was titled, An Econometric Study of Consumption with Unobservables. [2]
Melnick was a member of the economic council advisory committee of the Prime Minister of Israel's office. [3] He served as deputy director of research and a member of the monetary committee at the Bank of Israel. [3] He was a lecturer at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. [3] Melnick's research focuses on economy of Israel, monetary economics, and applied econometrics. [3]
In 1998, he joined the faculty at Reichman University, serving as a professor in its Tiomkin School of Economics and the Lauder School of Government, Diplomacy and Strategy. [3] Melnick founded the Tiomkin School and served as dean of the Lauder School. [3] He later served as the vice president of academic affairs. [3] In September 2021, he was named acting president following the retirement of founding president Uriel Reichman. [4] Melnick was appointed president in December that year. [1] His term was concluded in September 2023, when he was succeeded by Boaz Ganor. [5]
Rafi Melnick | |
---|---|
רפי מלניק | |
2nd President of Reichman University | |
In office December 2021 – September 2023 | |
Preceded by | Uriel Reichman |
Personal details | |
Born | 1946/1947 (age 76–77) |
Alma mater |
Hebrew University of Jerusalem University of California, Berkeley |
Rafi Melnick (born 1946/1947; Hebrew: רפי מלניק) is an Israeli economist and academic administrator who served as president of Reichman University from 2021 to 2023.
Melnick was born in 1946 or 1947. [1] He completed a B.A. in economics and statistics and a M.A. in economics from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. [1] He earned a Ph.D. in economics from the University of California, Berkeley in 1979. [1] His dissertation was titled, An Econometric Study of Consumption with Unobservables. [2]
Melnick was a member of the economic council advisory committee of the Prime Minister of Israel's office. [3] He served as deputy director of research and a member of the monetary committee at the Bank of Israel. [3] He was a lecturer at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. [3] Melnick's research focuses on economy of Israel, monetary economics, and applied econometrics. [3]
In 1998, he joined the faculty at Reichman University, serving as a professor in its Tiomkin School of Economics and the Lauder School of Government, Diplomacy and Strategy. [3] Melnick founded the Tiomkin School and served as dean of the Lauder School. [3] He later served as the vice president of academic affairs. [3] In September 2021, he was named acting president following the retirement of founding president Uriel Reichman. [4] Melnick was appointed president in December that year. [1] His term was concluded in September 2023, when he was succeeded by Boaz Ganor. [5]