Shiri Fein-Grossman is the CEO of the Israel–Africa Institute and a leading expert on foreign policy, Africa’s emerging role in the global arena, and regional normalization processes — including the Abraham Accords with the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Morocco, and advancing ties with Saudi Arabia. She specializes in cross-border connectivity and building strategic partnerships between the public and private sectors.

The Israel–Africa Institute, established in 2024, works to deepen Israel’s political, economic, and social engagement with African nations. Partnering with governments, research institutions, and civil society, the Institute focuses on Africa’s growing significance in global competition for influence, investment, and resources.

From 2021 to 2024, Shiri served as Director of Government Relations Development at the global investment platform OurCrowd, where she created and developed partnerships and business opportunities for portfolio companies with government stakeholders in Israel and abroad, focusing on Asia, Africa, and the Middle East.

Prior to that, she spent 11 years at Israel’s National Security Council in a range of senior roles. As Head of Foreign Policy for the regional arena, she led interagency policy work on the Abraham Accords and oversaw Israel’s strategic ties with Gulf states, taking part in the country’s first official delegations to Bahrain and Morocco.

In parallel, she served for six years as the Council’s Gender Equality Officer — the first person in the organization’s history to hold this position.

A member of Forum Dvorah since 2015, she was elected to its Executive Board in 2025.

Shiri holds an M.A. in Public Policy from Tel Aviv University and an LL.B. in Law and Government from Reichman University.