Anthropology, IsraAid, Trauma: Yotam Polizer

Yotam Polizer is the CEO of IsraAID, an international humanitarian aid organization based in Israel. Since its founding in 2001, IsraAID has responded to crises in 60 countries and provided support to over 5 million people affected by human-made and climate-related disasters. A recipient of the Charles Bronfman Prize, Yotam is fluent in Hebrew, English, Japanese, and Nepalese, with basic proficiency in Arabic. He holds a BA in International Relations and African Studies from Tel Aviv University and the Israel Open University and is a Shusterman Fellow. Yotam resides in Tel Aviv with his wife and their 3-year-old twins.