Gideon Friedmann works at the Chief Scientist office of the ministry of National Infrastructure, Energy & Water resources of Israel. Areas of expertise: Renewable energy policy & pricing, the Electricity market, Smart distributed Grid & Grid Security, and Energy Efficiency.

Stanford University Ph. D. in Physics, Tel Aviv University B.Sc. in Mathematics & Physics. Diploma in Bioinformatics.

Over 15 years of industry experience in semiconductor metrology, medical instrumentation and biotechnology. Experience in program management, business development, systems engineering management, and R&D.

Publishes opinion articles in Israel’s largest newspaper, Yediot Aharonot. Social activist in local government in areas of education, economics and transportation.