Meet the Team
Ivri Verbin
Founder and CEO
Ivri Verbin is the Co-Chairman of the Global Sustainability Committee at Grant Thornton and the founder and CEO of Good Vision, a leading consulting firm for corporate responsibility planning and ESG management. A former advisor to Nobel Peace Prize winner Shimon Peres, Verbin has more than 20 years of proven experience in the corporate responsibility and ESG sector. He advises leading companies on their corporate responsibility practices and has authored two books on the subject: “Corporate Responsibility” published by Matar Publications and “Corporate Responsibility in the Digital Age” published by Routledge Publications.
Prior to founding Good Vision, Verbin served as the Director of Identica’s Israel office, a global strategic branding and consulting company. He also spent 6 years advising for Shimon Peres at Israel’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Regional Cooperation. During this time, he also served as director for special projects for the Peres Center for Peace and took a role in the peace negotiations with Jordan in 1994 and the negotiation with the Palestinian Authority on the interim agreement Oslo Two Accord in 1995.
Ronel Sade
Senior Account Manager
Ronel holds an undergraduate degree (B.A.) in Economics and Management, majoring in Corporate Responsibility, from the Tel Aviv Yaffo Academic College, and a graduate degree (M.A.) in Environmental Studies from the Tel Aviv University Porter School of Environmental Studies. As an account manager, she is responsible for consulting and accompanying private and public companies of different sectors on Corporate Responsibility issues (Corporate Responsibility reports, codes of ethics, community relations, volunteering, etc.). She is also responsible for business collaborations between third sector companies, organizations, and NPO’s, specializing in the environmental field.
Yair Matiash
Senior Client Manager
With nearly 20 years of proven experience, Yair uses his expertise to support leading corporations in their sustainability journey. With comprehensive knowledge of the corporate responsibility and ESG worlds, Yair specializes in facilitating sustainability strategies across organizations and unlocking potential for grassroots strategic implementation. Yair also has vast experience in orchestrating stakeholder dialogue and executing community development projects. Yair holds an M.A. in Public Policy and Administration from the Tel Aviv University and a B.A. in Political Science and Sociology from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He is also a graduate of the Heschel Center for Sustainability Fellowship Program and the GRI Corporate Responsibility Reporting Course.
Talia Benson
Client Manager and Head of Environmental department
Talia graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Biology (B.Sc) from Tel Aviv University and a Masters in Environmental Sciences and Policy (M.Sc) from Johns Hopkins University. She worked with MK Prof. Alon Tal’s team in the 24th Knesset and for the State Comptroller and Ombudsman of Israel’s Environmental Protection and Tourism division.
Talia specializes in the Environmental field.
Alexandra Segal
Client Manager and Head of the International department
Alexandra has a B.Sc in Physical Geography (International) and a M.Sc in Sustainability and Consultancy from the University of Leeds. She has four years’ experience working in sustainability and climate resilience in global consultancies including Jacobs, WSP and EVORA Global. Alexandra specializes in working with high profile clients to develop their climate resilience solutions, from strategy to application. Over the past two years, Alexandra has been working with clients on their TCFD and Net Zero Carbon journey, future-proofing them against future regulations.
Roy Eshet
Client Manager and Head of DEI department
Roy specializes in advising leading companies on diversity, equity and inclusion. He has extensive experience in social programs as a former client manager and employer case manager for the government’s Equal Employment program to promote the employment of people with disabilities. Roy graduated with a B.A. in psychology and management from Ben Gurion University.
Karin Bakshi
Client Manager
Karin specializes in consulting leading companies in corporate responsibility, with a specialization on environmental impact. She has vast experience in project management, sustainable R&D, material recycling processes, innovation, and circular economy modules through life cycle analysis (LCA). Karin holds an M.A. in Environmental Studies from Tel Aviv University’s Porter School of Environmental Studies and a B.S. in textile engineering from Shenkar College of Engineering and Design.
May Blechman
Client Manager
May holds an M.A. in Environmental Studies from Tel Aviv University’s Porter School of Environmental Studies. She also has a B.S. in psychology and biology with an emphasis in neuroscience from Tel Aviv University’s Sagol School of Neuroscience. She also
Linor Obelevsky
Client Manager
Linor graduated with a B.A in sustainability and governance from Reichman University, and graduated from design studies at Shenkar College. Worked within non-profit organizations to promote sustainable social and environmental development.
Yuval Herpaz
Client manager, International department
Yuval graduated with a B.A. in Sustainability and Government from Reichman University’s International School. She is a co-founder and board member of ‘The FoodTech Nation,’ an NGO dedicated to advancing food technology and fostering industry and academy connections to promote sustainable food systems.
