Born in Jerusalem Avinoam Armoni is a graduate of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem Faculty of Law and has an MPA from the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University where he studied as a Wexner Fellow.

Avi has had a lifelong impact on many organisations throughout the world.  He was the founder and Chairman of Yedid, Israel’s largest democracy and empowerment programme, he has served as Chairman on the Boards of The Technological College of Beer Sheva and the B’nai B’rith Residential Treatment Centre in Jerusalem and was also a Board Member of Matan (United Way of Israel).  He is an immediate past Vice President for external relations at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. As well as the above he has been a strategic consultant and advisor to a number of organisations, mainly in the academic and voluntary sector.  As Executive Director in Israel of the New Israel Fund from 1991 to 1997 he managed and developed its programmes in Israel, oversaw grant making activities, fundraised and represented the organization internationally.  During his period at The New Israel Fund the Fund grew from being a $5 million to a $17 million a year organisation.

Avi has lectured extensively in Israel and abroad on strategic planning for resource development, Israeli civil society and the development of social responsibility within the business sector in Israel. Over the years he has developed an extensive network of contacts throughout the world and specifically in the USA where he has frequently been invited to speak.

Avinoam Armoni is currently serving as an adviser to the Edmond J Safra Philanthropic Foundation.