Merav Shany

Director, UK Alumni Community
The Hebrew University

Merav, the director and developer of a new initiative of the Hebrew University Alumni community in the UK. In her previous role, she was the Director of Peoplehood programs in the Connecting the Jewish People Unit of the Jewish Agency and the director of the Global School Twinning Network. Before that, she managed partnerships and connections between Israeli and Jewish communities worldwide in the partnership Unit. In the past, she worked in Elem; the Ministry of Science; the Ministry of Construction and Housing, and the Knesset. Merav is a communal and social leader with vast experience in collaboration and collective project management, developing and guiding plans, and working with volunteer leadership with the Jewish communities in the diaspora and government offices. She is a mediator and a mediation instructor. She holds a B.A. in political science and international relations from the Hebrew University and an M.A. in conflict resolution and negotiation from Bar-Ilan University. Merav is married and has three children. Lives in London.