Ruti Nissan

Senior Staff Member

​Ruti Nissan is a senior staff member of the Mandel Graduate Unit. Prior to joining the Mandel Foundation–Israel, Ruti was the founder and principal of the Dora Campus, an elementary school for the arts in Netanya, which is based on an educational philosophy  that emphasizes creating opportunities for high-quality, humanist education and free expression for students in Israel's socioeconomic periphery. Previously, Ruti worked in media and television, running her own production company and developing and producing program formats and prime-time TV shows for Israel’s Channel 2 as part of the Keshet Media Group. Ruti holds a bachelor’s degree in economics and film studies and a master’s degree in business administration, both from Tel Aviv University. In her new role at the Mandel Foundation–Israel, she is involved in developing new approaches for the Foundation’s graduate community. Ruti is a graduate of cohort 20 of the Mandel School for Educational Leadership.