Asher Tishler | |
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Alma mater |
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Known for | Applied Microeconomics, Models of Research and Development, Energy Economics, Defense Economics |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Economics, Econometrics |
Institutions | College of Management Academic Studies |
Professor Asher Tishler (born 1947) is an Israeli economist and former president of the College of Management Academic Studies.
Tishler received his B.A. in Economics and Statistics (magna cum laude) from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem in 1972, and his Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Pennsylvania in 1976.
In 1976 he joined Tel Aviv University's faculty of management as a post-doctoral fellow, Where he continued to pursue a career as resercher and lecturer culminating at the position of dean of the faculty in 2007-2014.
Tishler also served as the director of the Eli Hurvitz Institute of Strategic Management, director of the Institute of Technology and Society, Academic director of the Executive MBA program and the Kellogg-Recanati International Executive MBA program, Academic director of Lahav Executive Education and the director of the Israel Institute of Business Research.
Tishler served as a visiting professor at the University of Pennsylvania, University of Southern California and University of Iowa.
In 2014 Tishler was appointed president of the College of Management, Israel's oldest and largest college, A post he held until mid 2017.
Tishler is a consultant with The Israeli Ministry of Defense, where in 2012 he headed the Tishler Committee, a special committee appointed by the Minister of Defense to examine the Israeli defense budget and its management.
He has also been consulting to the Israel Defense Forces, The Israel Electric Corporation, The Isreaeli Ministry of National Infrastructures, Ministry of Finance and several firms in Israel, USA and Hong Kong.