Yehuda Kahane (

Hebrew Hebrew (; ''ʿÎbrit'') is a Northwest Semitic languages, Northwest Semitic language within the Afroasiatic languages, Afroasiatic language family. A regional dialect of the Canaanite languages, it was natively spoken by the Israelites and ...

: יהודה כהנא; 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 Insurance is a means of protection from financial loss in which, in exchange for a fee, a party agrees to compensate another party in the event of a certain loss, damage, or injury. It is a form of risk management, primarily used to protect ...

and

risk management Risk management is the identification, evaluation, and prioritization of risks, followed by the minimization, monitoring, and control of the impact or probability of those risks occurring. Risks can come from various sources (i.e, Threat (sec ...

. 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 Tel Aviv University (TAU) is a Public university, public research university in Tel Aviv, Israel. With over 30,000 students, it is the largest university in the country. Located in northwest Tel Aviv, the university is the center of teaching and ...

. 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 (, ''HaAkademit Netanya'') is a private college based in Netanya, Israel. Established in 1994 by a team from Bar-Ilan University, it has an enrollment of around 4,000 undergraduate students. It was founded by Zvi Arad, who ...

). 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 professional with advanced mathematical skills who deals with the measurement and management of risk and uncertainty. These risks can affect both sides of the balance sheet and require investment management, asset management, ...

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*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 {{Israel-bio-stub