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BGU Professionals Jeff Kaye Vice President for Public Affairs and Resource Development jeffkaye@bgu.ac.il Danna Rapaport Director, Department of Strategic Planning & Resource Development dannasch@bgu.ac.il Yamit Shannon-Mizrahi Director, Global Partnership Development and Donor Relations yamitshm@bgu.ac.il Alejandro Grinberg Director of Resource Development for Latin America and Italy agrinbrg@bgu.ac.il Alona Kushnir Director, Impact Partnerships, Global Ukrainian and Russian Speakers alonaku@bgu.ac.il Amit Frank Head of International Desk amitfran@bgu.ac.il Alex Brontfein Head of Canadian, UK & South Africa Desk brontfei@bgu.ac.il

SWITZERLAND Les Amis Suisse de l'Université Ben Gourion du Néguev Lionel Halpérin , President lhalperin@avocats.ch

BGU Canada Andrea Freedman , CEO andreafreedman@bengurion.ca BGU France Patricia Halfon Executive Director patricia@bgu-france.com Les Amis Suisse de l'Université Ben Gourion du Néguev Karin Fewkes Director, Resource Development - BGU Switzerland and Western Europe karinfe@bgu.ac.il Ben-Gurion University Foundation, UK (BGU UK) Louise Brandman Director of Resource Development and Strategic Partnerships louise@bguf.org.uk Americans for Ben-Gurion University (A4BGU) Ian J Benjamin Interim Chief Executive Officer ian@a4bgu.org Dana Ben-Benyamin Director, American Desk dbenyamin@bgu.ac.il

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UNITED KINGDOM Ben-Gurion University Foundation (BGU UK) Ann Berger , President bengurion.foundation@bguf.org.uk

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UNITED STATES Americans for Ben-Gurion University (A4BGU) Andrea Goren , Board Chair andrea@goren.io