Yaniv Cohen

Founder and Head of Institute

Yaniv Cohen is the Founder and Head of the Tachlith Institute for Israeli Public Policy. Prior to establishing Tachlith, he served for approximately four-and-a-half years as CEO of the Abba Eban Institute for International Diplomacy at Reichman University in Herzliya, and before that as Head of Business Development at the America-Israel Friendship League in New York. Between 2009-2015, Yaniv worked as a senior attorney in international commercial law, specializing in mergers and acquisitions, at Naschitz Brandes Amir & Co. law firm.

Yaniv is a graduate of Harvard Business School’s Global Executive program, holds a Master’s degree (MBA) in International Business Administration, and graduated summa cum laude with a Bachelor’s degree (LLB/BA) in Law and Government from Reichman University.

Yaniv serves as a Lieutenant Colonel (Reserves), and previously served for several years in an operational command position in the Prime Minister’s Office.

In addition to his role at Tachlith, he serves as a board member of a technology company and two civil society organizations in Israel, as well as a member of the General Assembly of Reichman University.

Yaniv is married to Shlomit, a hi-tech entrepreneur and CEO, and is father to Nitai, Yaheli, and Yuval.