Dr. Andy David | Executive Director| Shani Shenhav Family Office

Dr. Andy David is the Executive Director of the Shani Shenhav Family Office.

He has been a career diplomat for 26 years and currently is leading the Innovation Task Force in Israel's Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Additionally, he is an active LP investor in two Silicon Valley-based VCs and an advisor on Global Affairs for Arieli Capital holding and investment company.

Previously he created and managed the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Department of Innovation Entrepreneurship and Technology, focusing on international innovation and technology ecosystem collaborations and partnerships, and additionally led the economic affairs directive with North America.

Dr. David's international experience includes serving five years as the Consul General of Israel in San Francisco, Silicon Valley, and the US Pacific Northwest and additional missions in Chicago, Hong Kong & Macao, and Azerbaijan.   Domestically, he served as a policy advisor to the foreign minister, a spokesperson, and the director of international development cooperation projects in Central Asia and Eastern Europe.  

He holds a B.Sc. & M.Sc. in medical sciences and a Doctorate in dental medicine, Magna Cum Laude (Hebrew University, Jerusalem). He graduated from various executive programs in Health-tech and bio-convergence entrepreneurship (Harvard Business School), management of global operations, brand management, digital diplomacy, international relations, military diplomacy (MFA, Jerusalem), PR & media relations (New York), and international counter-terrorism (National Defense University, Washington DC).

He served in the Israeli Air Force and RAFAEL – Israel's Armament Development Authority.

Dr. David is Married and a proud father of three children.