Shahar Azani is a veteran Israeli diplomat, passionate advocate for Israel and a frequent contributor to various media outlets focusing on Israel, Jewish issues and the Middle East.

He is the CEO of the Book Family Foundation as well as Head of Corporate Social Responsibility at Jet Support Services, Inc. (JSSI). Azani was formerly Senior Vice President at JBS, Jewish Broadcasting Service, former Executive Director for StandWithUs in New York and served at Israel’s Foreign Ministry for over 16 years – including London, Los Angeles, Jerusalem, Nairobi and New York, focusing on international affairs, media affairs and public diplomacy.

Before embarking on this career path, he practiced Law at Haim Zadok and Company, based in Tel Aviv, focusing on litigation.