Eugene Kandel

Eugene Kandel

Institution	Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Field	Economics
Alma mater	University of Chicago (PhD, 1990) Hebrew University of Jerusalem (MA, 1988) University of Chicago (MBA, 1987) Hebrew University of Jerusalem (BA, 1981)

Eugene Kandel (born in 1959, Moscow) is an Israeli economist, currently serving as Chairman of the Israeli National Economic Council, under prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu.^[1]

Career

Kandel has served as Chairman of Israel's National Economic Council since being appointed by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in 2009. He was asked to serve a second term after the end of his first four-year term in 2013.

Personal life

He is also the first son of Felix Kandel, writer of the animated series Nu, pogodi!.

References

↑ Gutman, Per-Olof (2014-12-29). "Netanyahu pushing to nominate adviser Eugene Kandel as next Bank of Israel governor - Business". Haaretz.com. Retrieved 2014-12-29.

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