Avi Nir Biography

Fast Facts

• The financial magazine Globes named him the Television Personality of the Decade
• Haaretz, Israel's top national newspaper, named him the Most Influential Person in Israeli Culture in 2013
• Earned his and MBA from the Tel Aviv University Graduate School of Business
• Joined the Keshet Media Group in 1993, rising to V․P․ of Marketing and Sales by 1995
• As the Chief Executive Officer of the Keshet Media Group, he led the company's charge to secure its position as the leading broadcaster in Israel
• Started selling, co-developing and co-producing sophisticated shows for the international market, notably "Homeland" and "Prisoners of War․"
• Became a Director on the Board of the International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences
• Co-authored "Advertising in Television: The Media, the Message, the Money․"
• Has hosted INTV, an annual high-profile international conference about innovation in television held in Jerusalem
• Taught in the Tel Aviv University's Faculty of Management and its Department of Film and Television