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avi hasson -lrb- hebrew : אבי חסון -rrb- is the incumbent chief scientist of the ministry of economy -lrb- formerly ministry of industry , trade and labor -rrb- of the state of israel .
avi hasson has been named israel 's new chief scientist , taking over for the retiring dr. eli ophir at the beginning of 2011 .
prior to assuming office in january 2011 , hasson held a ten-year tenure with gemini israel funds , where he served as general partner and managed investments in communications , storage and consumer electronics .
before this time , he spent a decade working for several leading telecommunications companies , such as eci telecom , ectel and tadiran systems , where he fulfilled roles in product marketing and business development .
hasson holds bachelor of arts degrees in both economics and middle eastern studies and a master of business administration from tel aviv university .
he is a graduate of the idf 's elite haman-talpiot program , where he served as an intelligence officer of the israel defense forces .
