Nimrod Goren

Dr. Nimrod Goren, Founder and Chairman of MITVIM

Nimrod Goren was born in 1973 in Israel. He studied Middle Easterm studies and political psychology at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and holds a PhD. The title of his dissertation was "The role of external incentives in promoting peace: the cases of Israel and Turkey" After completing his doctorate, Dr. Goren was selected to take part in Public Policy training at Syracuse University as the Israeli participant in the U.S. State Department's Fulbright Hubert Humphrey Fellowship Program. In 2003 Nimrod was among the founders of the Young Israeli Forum for Cooperation (YIFC) and served as director until 2009. Nimrod also worked as Research Fellow on Turkish affairs at the Van Leer Jerusalem Institute. In addition, Dr. Goren served as a consultant in the Northern Ireland peace process. Currently Nimrod Goren serves as the chairman for MITVIM, which is an independent think tank that envisions a fresh start for Israel among the nations. It aims to reshape Israel's relations in the Middle East, Europe and the Mediterranean, by promoting new paradigms for Israel's foreign policies, enhancing Israel's regional belonging, and advancing Israeli-Arab peace. It was founded by Goren himself in 2011. Furthermore he is a Teaching Fellow in Middle Eastern Studies at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

Recommended Literature:

Goren, Nimrod, Podeh, Elie. Israel in the Wake of the Arab Spring: Seizing Opportunities, Overcoming Challenges. Israeli Presidential Conference, 2013.