Avia Liberman is an economist committed to advancing peacebuilding and economic development through evidence-based policymaking. He graduated with distinction from the Hebrew University’s PPE Honors Program and received multiple academic awards. As a student, Avia founded Itutim, Israel’s first academic journal dedicated to philosophy, politics, and economics, and served as a team leader in the “Social Economists” Fellowship.

Avia was awarded the Fulbright fellowship to pursue a master’s in public policy at Yale University’s Jackson School.

Prior to receiving the fellowship, Avia worked as a researcher at the Tachlith Institute, where he identified market failures and structural imbalances in the state budget and developed policy reforms in collaboration with senior decision-makers. At the Israeli Ministry of Finance, he served in the chief economist’s division on the economics and national security team. He also interned with the OECD’s economics department, contributing to the 2025 economic survey of Israel, and held roles as both a teaching and research assistant in the Hebrew University’s economics department. His academic research has focused on nationalism and post-conflict development.