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Born in 1961 in Qiryat-Yam, Israel.

Served in the Israeli Defence Force
(1979-1982) in training and education units.

Education

Completed a few semesters in the Technion –
Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa.

Ph.D. in Philosophy (major: Philosophy of
Physics) – Pacific Western University,
California
, USA.

Graduate of numerous courses in Finance Theory
and International Trading.

Certified
E-Commerce
Concepts Analyst
by
Brainbench.

Certified in
Psychological
Counselling Techniques
by
Brainbench.

Certified
Financial
Analyst
by
Brainbench
.

Full proficiency in Hebrew and in
English.

Business Experience

1980 to 1983

Founder and co-owner of a chain of
computerised information kiosks in Tel-Aviv, Israel.

1982 to 1985

Senior positions with the Nessim D. Gaon Group
of Companies in Geneva, Paris and New-York (NOGA and APROFIM
SA):

–
Chief Analyst of Edible
Commodities in the Group's Headquarters in Switzerland
– Manager of the Research and Analysis Division
– Manager of the Data Processing Division
– Project Manager of the Nigerian Computerised Census
– Vice President in charge of RND and Advanced Technologies
– Vice President in charge of Sovereign Debt Financing

1985 to 1986

Represented Canadian Venture Capital Funds in
Israel.

1986 to 1987

General Manager of IPE Ltd. in London. The
firm financed international multi-lateral countertrade and leasing
transactions.

1988 to 1990

Co-founder and Director of "Mikbats-Tesuah", a
portfolio management firm based in Tel-Aviv.
Activities included large-scale portfolio management, underwriting,
forex trading and general financial advisory services.

1990 to
Present

Freelance consultant to many of Israel's
Blue-Chip firms, mainly on issues related to the capital markets in
Israel, Canada, the UK and the USA.

Consultant to foreign RND ventures and to
Governments on macro-economic matters.

Freelance journalist in various media in the
United States.

1990 to 1995

President of the Israel chapter of the
Professors World Peace Academy (PWPA) and (briefly) Israel
representative of the "Washington Times".

1993 to 1994

Co-owner and Director of many business
enterprises:

–
The Omega and Energy
Air-Conditioning Concern
– AVP Financial Consultants
– Handiman Legal Services
  Total annual turnover of the group: 10 million
USD.

Co-owner, Director and Finance Manager of
COSTI Ltd. – Israel's largest computerised information vendor and
developer. Raised funds through a series of private placements
locally in the USA, Canada and London.

1993 to 1996

Publisher and Editor of a Capital Markets
Newsletter distributed by subscription only to dozens of
subscribers countrywide.

In a legal precedent in 1995 – studied in
business schools and law faculties across Israel – was tried for
his role in an attempted takeover of Israel's Agriculture
Bank.

Was interned in the State School of Prison
Wardens.

Managed the Central School Library, wrote,
published and lectured on various occasions.

Managed the Internet and International News
Department of an Israeli mass media group, "Ha-Tikshoret and
Namer".

Assistant in the Law Faculty in Tel-Aviv
University (to Prof. S.G. Shoham).

1996 to 1999

Financial consultant to leading businesses in
Macedonia, Russia and the Czech Republic.

Economic commentator in "
Nova Makedonija
",
"
Dnevnik
", "Makedonija
Denes", "Izvestia", "Argumenti i Fakti", "The Middle East Times",
"
The New
Presence
", "
Central
Europe Review
", and other periodicals, and in the
economic programs on various channels of Macedonian
Television.

Chief Lecturer in courses in Macedonia
organised by the Agency of Privatization, by the Stock Exchange,
and by the Ministry of Trade.

1999 to 2002

Economic Advisor to the Government of the
Republic of Macedonia and to the Ministry of Finance.

2001 to 2003

Senior Business Correspondent for
United Press International
(UPI)
.

2007 -

Associate Editor,
Global
Politician

Founding Analyst,
The Analyst
Network

Contributing Writer,
The American
Chronicle Media Group

Expert,
Self-growth.com

2008

Columnist and analyst in "
Nova
Makedonija
", "Fokus", and "
Kapital
"
(Macedonian papers and newsweeklies).

Seminars and lectures on economic issues in
various forums in Macedonia.

2008-

Advisor to the Minister of Health of Macedonia
on healthcare reforms

Web and Journalistic
Activities

Author of extensive Web sites in:

–
Psychology (
"Malignant Self Love"
) - An
Open Directory Cool Site
for 8 years.

–
Philosophy (
"Philosophical
Musings"
),

–
Economics and Geopolitics
(
"World in Conflict and
Transition"
).

Owner of the
Narcissistic
Abuse Study Lists
and the
Abusive
Relationships Newsletter
(more than 6,000
members).

Owner of the
Economies in
Conflict and Transition Study List
, the
Toxic
Relationships Study List
, and the
Links and Factoid
Study List
.

Editor of mental health disorders and Central
and Eastern Europe categories in various Web directories
(
Open
Directory
,
Search Europe
,
Mentalhelp.net
).

Editor of the
Personality
Disorders
,
Narcissistic Personality
Disorder, the
Verbal
and Emotional Abuse
, and the
Spousal
(Domestic) Abuse and Violence
topics on Suite 101 and
Bellaonline
.

Columnist and commentator in "The New
Presence",
United Press International
(UPI)
, InternetContent, eBookWeb,
PopMatters
,
Global
Politician
, The
Analyst
Network
, Conservative Voice, The
American Chronicle Media Group
,
eBookNet.org
, and
"
Central
Europe Review
".

Publications and Awards

"Managing Investment Portfolios in States of
Uncertainty", Limon Publishers, Tel-Aviv, 1988

"The Gambling Industry", Limon Publishers,
Tel-Aviv, 1990

"
Requesting
My Loved One – Short Stories
", Yedioth Aharonot,
Tel-Aviv, 1997

"
The Suffering of Being
Kafka
" (electronic book of Hebrew and English Short
Fiction), Prague, 1998-2004

"The Macedonian Economy at a Crossroads – On
the Way to a Healthier Economy" (dialogues with
Nikola Gruevski
),
Skopje, 1998

"
The Exporters'
Pocketbook
", Ministry of Trade, Republic of Macedonia,
Skopje, 1999

"
Malignant Self Love –
Narcissism Revisited
", Narcissus Publications, Prague,
1999-2007  (Read excerpts - click
here
)

The Narcissism
Series
(e-books regarding relationships with abusive
narcissists), Prague, 1999-2007

Personality Disorders
Revisited
(e-book about personality disorders), Prague,
2007

"
After the Rain – How the West
Lost the East
", Narcissus Publications in association
with
Central Europe Review/CEENMI
, Prague and Skopje,
2000

Winner of numerous awards, among them
Israel's
Council of Culture and Art Prize for Maiden Prose
(1997), The Rotary Club Award for Social Studies (1976), and the
Bilateral Relations Studies Award of the American Embassy in Israel
(1978).

Hundreds of professional articles
in all fields of
finance and economics, and numerous articles dealing with
geopolitical and political economic issues published in both print
and Web periodicals in many countries.

Many appearances in the
electronic media
on subjects in philosophy and the
sciences, and concerning economic matters.

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