Ziva Eger has been serving as Chief Executive of Foreign Investments and Industrial Cooperation Authority at the Israeli Ministry of Economy and Industry since October 2014.
Ms. Eger is a retired IDF Colonel, who received her BA and MA in Economics (with Honors) from Tel Aviv University. In addition, she has an MA in Political Science from Haifa University and the National Security College operated by the IDF.
In the two years preceding this position, Ms. Eger acted as Chief of Staff of the Communication and Home Front Defense Ministries, led by Minister Gilad Erdan. She was in charge of promoting comprehensive reforms in the local communication market, and their execution.
Ms. Eger has long time experience in the Defense industry, having been part of the IDF and the Ministry of Defense for 27 years. During that time, Ms. Eger was a senior director of the Planning, Budget and Control Department in the Directorate for Defense – Research and Development (DDR&D MAFAT).
Ms. Eger was also head of Planning, Budget, Economy and Production in the Arrow Program and Space & Satellites Program. She led extensive initiatives and headed negotiations for industrial cooperation procurement, among private industries, defense industries and various government agencies.