| Avi Hasson | |
| Native Name: | אבי חסון |
| Native Name Lang: | Hebrew |
| Office: | Chief Scientist, Ministry of EconomyState of Israel |
| Term Start: | Jan 2011 |
| Term End: | April 2017 |
| Deputy: | Zachi Schnarch Lydia Lazanes Aviram Zolti |
| President: | Reuven Rivlin |
| Primeminister: | Benjamin Netanyahu |
| Predecessor: | Dr. Eli Opper |
Avi Hasson (Hebrew: אבי חסון) is the CEO of Startup Nation Central. Previously, he was the Chief Scientist of the Ministry of Economy (formerly Ministry of Industry, Trade and Labor[1])[2] [3] of the State of Israel.
Avi Hasson holds Bachelor of Arts degrees in Economics and Middle Eastern Studies, and a Master of Business Administration from Tel Aviv University. He is a graduate of the IDF's elite HAMAN-TALPIOT Program, where he served as an Intelligence Officer of the Israel Defense Forces.
Hasson held a ten-year tenure with Gemini Israel Funds, where he served as General Partner and managed investments in communications, storage and consumer electronics. Before this time, he spent a decade working for several leading telecommunications companies, such as ECI Telecom, ECtel and Tadiran Systems, where he fulfilled roles in product marketing and business development.[4]
Hasson served as Israel's chief scientist for six years, from January 2011 to April 2017.[5]