Birth: 1/1/1941 Death:NULL/NULL/NULL
Born in Jerusalem in 1941 to a Christian family; was and raised in Jerusalem; received a BA in Business Administration from the AUB in 1964, and an MA in Economics from Indiana University, US, in 1966; also took courses in Harvard University, US, and Reading University, UK; after 1967, worked as supervisor for community development projects in the West Bank for the Lutheran World Federation; helped establishing Bethlehem University in 1973, served as member of its Executive Committee and later as Chairman of the Dept. of Business and Economics; worked as Director of Rural Development at the Mennonite Central Committee in Jerusalem from 1976-97; was among the founders of the first non-profit credit company, the Arab Development and Credit Company (ADCC) in 1986 (which later merged into the Palestinian Banking Corporation); Deputy Director of the American Near East Refugee Aid (ANERA) from 1985-97; was a Hubert Humphrey Fellow at Davis University, California, in 1987; since 1997, works as financial and economic consultant to the Development Cooperation Office of the Italian Government and the Italian Consulate in Jerusalem; has written numerous articles and studies on issues related to Jerusalem, Israel’s settlement policy, and development.
