Yehuda Kahane (born August 4, 1944) is an Israeli businessman and academic, and the 2011 recipient of the
John S. Bickley Founder's Award for his contribution to the theory, practice, and education of
insurance and
risk management. Kahane is active in both the academic and business areas. In 2015, he won an
Annual Better World Award for sustainability.
He is a professor of insurance and finance, Faculty of Management, and Head of the
Akirov Institute for Business and the Environment,
Tel-Aviv University. He founded and served as dean of the first academic school of insurance in Israel (now a part of
Netanya Academic College
Netanya Academic College ( he, האקדמית נתניה, ''HaAkademit Netanya'') is a private college based in Netanya, Israel. Established in 1994 by a team from Bar-Ilan University, it has an enrolment of around 4,000 undergraduate students. It ...
). At Tel Aviv University he directed the
Erhard Insurance Center, the actuarial studies program, and coordinated the Executives Development Programs. He is a life and non-life
actuary
An actuary is a business professional who deals with the measurement and management of risk and uncertainty. The name of the corresponding field is actuarial science. These risks can affect both sides of the balance sheet and require asset man ...
.
References
External links
*Website: http://en-recanati.tau.ac.il/profile/kahane
*For a full list of publications etc. see the Web site (and especially the Vitae) at: http://recanati.tau.ac.il/~kahane
* YKCenter: http://www.ykcenter.org
Academic staff of Tel Aviv University
Living people
Insurance schools
1944 births
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