Deputy Director General of Operations

Zehava serves as the Deputy Director General of Operations at the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, a public research university in Haifa that focuses on engineering and the exact sciences and offers programs in medicine and architecture. She reached this position after serving as the Assistant to the Executive Vice President and General Director of the Technion, and prior to that, she was the head of the Rappaport Faculty of Medicine Administration for 12 years. In these roles, she led projects and was responsible for the administrative management of extensive resources and infrastructure. Additionally, Zehava serves as the chair of the board of the Technion’s School for Adult Technicians, a trustee of the Maria Rossi Ascoli Memorial Fund in the Office of the General Guardian, a director on the board of the Technion Sports Center, a lecturer on management in parallel organizations, and a certified mediator. Under her leadership, the following units operate: the Construction and Maintenance Department, the Safety Unit, the Radiation Hazard Oversight Unit, the Security and Emergency Unit, and the Administration, Property, and Logistics Unit. She is also responsible for managing the relationship and operations with the Technion Student Association (AST) for both undergraduate and graduate students. Her main activities include leading complex strategic and organizational processes, meeting challenges at all levels while providing immediate responses to real-time changes and promoting and training managers and operational staff to strive for excellence and implement the Technion’s vision. Her role requires in-depth familiarity with the academic and administrative systems, managing complex issues in physical development and the ongoing operations of the Technion, expertise in negotiation and internal and external organizational interactions (such as with the Haifa Municipality, Nesher Municipality, Israel Land Administration, and colleagues at other universities in the country), crisis management, participation in mediation processes, and representing the Technion in legal proceedings. Zehava Laniado holds a bachelor’s degree in Geography and Bible studies, along with a teaching certificate for secondary schools. Additionally, she has a master’s degree from the Executive MPA program in Public Administration and Policy at the University of Haifa’s School of Political Science, Faculty of Social Sciences.