About BIRD

Board of Governors

The BIRD Foundation’s Board of Governors (BOG) meets twice a year, in the U.S. and in Israel, respectively.
Each government has representatives on the Board.

US Governors

Mr. Michael Molnar | Co-Chair
Director, NIST Office of Advanced Manufacturing
& Advanced Manufacturing National Program Office 
Department of Commerce

Mr. Anthony Marcus
Director for the Middle East  
Department of Treasury

Ms. Christin Kjelland
Deputy Director, Office of Science and Technology Cooperation
Department of State

Israeli Governors

Dr. Alon Stopel | co-Chair
Chief Scientist Ministry of Innovation, Science and Technology
Chairman, Israel Innovation Authority

Mr. Shlomi Heizler
Director General
Ministry of Finance

Mr. Amnon Merhav
Director General
Ministry of Economy and Industry

Designees who have represented the governors at the board meetings – 2023

Dr. Shmuel Abramzon  Israel Ministry of Finance
Mr. Inon Elroy  Israel Ministry of Economy and Industry
Mr. Noach Hacker  Israel Embassy, Washington, D.C.

Joining the board meetings – 2023

Mr. Andrew Conn  U.S. Department of Commerce
Mr. Adam Friend  U.S. Department of State
Dr. Hae-Jeong Lee  U.S. Department of Commerce
Mr. Dante Mazzarri  U.S. Department of Treasury
Mr. Eitan Glazer  PwC Israel
Ms. Yifat Hadaya  Israel Innovation Authority
Mr. David Osborne  Arnon, Tadmor-Levy

Advisors

Dr. Harry Hertz
Dr. Phillip Singerman