Yaakov Peri

Israeli politician and senior security officer. Served as a Member of Knesset on behalf of the Yesh Atid party, as Minister of Science, Technology and Space in the 33rd Government of Israel, and as Chairman of the “Perry Committee for Equality in Burden”. Prior to entering politics, he served as the head of the ISS (Israel Security Agency – 1988-1995), as president of the Cellcom company, and as chairman of the board of directors of Mizrahi-Tefahot Bank.