Yehuda Morgenstern is the new CEO of the Ministry of Construction and Housing, the government approved this morning the proposal of the Minister of Construction and Housing Yitzhak Goldknopf to appoint Yehuda Morgenstern as the CEO of his ministry.
Morgenstern, who has 13 years of senior management experience, including 6 years as acting CEO of the Bnei Brak Economic Company, the company’s Executive Director and Deputy CEO, and another 4 years as CEO at Telam Company.
Morgenstern graduated with a bachelor’s degree in industrial engineering and management from the Technion and a master’s degree from the University of Haifa.
Also, since 2020, he has served as a director of the Tel Aviv Municipality’s water corporation “Mi Avivim” and previously served as a research fellow at the Shmuel Na’eman Institution for National Policy Studies.
Morgenstern is a graduate of many professional certifications, among others: the Maoz fellows program for the development of state and multi-sector leadership, a course for CEOs in municipal companies by the Local Government Center at Bar Ilan University, a practical director course by the Israeli Center for Management and more.
Morgenstern lives in Bnei Brak, married +6.
Minister of Construction and Housing Yitzhak Goldknopf welcomed the appointment of CEO Morgenstern and said: “Yehuda, he is one of the most talented and dedicated people I have known. He has a lot of experience, and I am sure that there is no better person than him to lead the office at this time. Yehuda is an example of a person who sees a mission in performing duties in the public sector, I am confident in his success and together we start working right now for the citizens of Israel.”
The incoming Director General of the Ministry of Construction and Housing, Yehuda Morgenstern said: “I am grateful for the trust given to me to lead the Ministry of Construction and Housing alongside the Minister at this time. The areas of practice of the office in general and the issues of the housing crisis in particular are central and essential issues that concern all citizens of Israel. Our role as a firm carries great responsibility in many and varied fields. I know that I have a hard job waiting for me that starts right now, and I intend to do everything in order to produce moves that will bring effective solutions for the benefit of all the citizens of Israel.”
