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Asher Tishler (אשר טישלר; born 1947) is an Israeli

economist An economist is a professional and practitioner in the social sciences, social science discipline of economics. The individual may also study, develop, and apply theories and concepts from economics and write about economic policy. Within this ...

and former president of the

College of Management Academic Studies The College of Management Academic Studies , a college located in the city of Rishon LeZion, Israel, is the largest college in Israel. The college has an additional campus in the city of Bnei Brak. Founded in 1978, COLMAN is the first non-subsid ...

Biography

Academic career

Tishler received his B.A. in Economics and Statistics (magna cum laude) from the

Hebrew University of Jerusalem The Hebrew University of Jerusalem (HUJI; ) is an Israeli public university, public research university based in Jerusalem. Co-founded by Albert Einstein and Chaim Weizmann in July 1918, the public university officially opened on 1 April 1925. ...

in 1972, and his Ph.D. in Economics from the

University of Pennsylvania The University of Pennsylvania (Penn or UPenn) is a Private university, private Ivy League research university in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. One of nine colonial colleges, it was chartered in 1755 through the efforts of f ...

in 1976. In 1976 he joined

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 ...

's faculty of management as a

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, where he continued to pursue a career as researcher and lecturer culminating at the position of dean of the faculty in 2007-2014. Tishler also served as the director of the Eli Hurvitz Institute of Strategic Management, director of the Institute of Technology and Society, academic director of the Executive MBA program and the Kellogg-Recanati International Executive MBA program, academic director of Lahav Executive Education and the director of the Israel Institute of Business Research. Tishler served as a visiting professor at the

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and

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. In 2014 Tishler was appointed president of the

, Israel's oldest and largest college, a post he held until mid 2017.

Public and Business Positions

Tishler is a consultant with the Israeli

Ministry of Defense A ministry of defence or defense (see spelling differences), also known as a department of defence or defense, is the part of a government responsible for matters of defence and military forces, found in states where the government is divided ...

, where in 2012 he headed the Tishler Committee, a special committee appointed by the Minister of Defense to examine the Israeli defense budget and its management. He has also been consulting to the

Israel Defense Forces The Israel Defense Forces (IDF; , ), alternatively referred to by the Hebrew-language acronym (), is the national military of the State of Israel. It consists of three service branches: the Israeli Ground Forces, the Israeli Air Force, and ...

, the

Israel Electric Corporation Israel Electric Corporation (IEC; ) is the largest supplier of electrical power in Israel and the Palestinian territories. The IEC builds, maintains, and operates power generation stations, sub-stations, as well as transmission and distribution ...

, the Israeli Ministry of National Infrastructures,

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and firms in Israel, USA and Hong Kong. Tishler is a member of the international advisory board of

Black Cube Black Cube (BC Strategy Ltd) is a private intelligence agency based in London, Tel Aviv, and Madrid. The company was founded in 2010 by former Israeli intelligence officers Dan Zorella (in Hebrew: דן זורלא) and Avi Yanus (in Hebrew: א� ...

, a private intelligence agency with offices in Tel Aviv, London and Madrid. Tishler was and is a board member and chairman in academic and financial organizations and a member of various investment committees.

Selected published works

Tishler's main research interests are applied microeconomics, models of research and development, energy economics, and defense-related issues. His work has been published in the Journal of Econometrics, Research Policy, The Energy Journal, Defence and Peace Economics, The Review of Economics and Statistics, Management Science, the European Economic Review, Energy Policy, Operations Research, and other journals.Professor Asher Tishler: Speaker Biography
The Israeli Presidential Conference: “Facing Tomorrow” 2012 His recent works includes: * * * * * * *

References

External links

Personal websiteCollege of Management (Hebrew)
{{DEFAULTSORT:Tishler, Asher Israeli economists 1947 births Living people Presidents of universities in Israel