Avi Nir
Avi Nir is an Israeli television executive, academic, entrepreneur, writer and producer. He is the CEO of the Israeli media group Keshet Broadcasting serving as the foremost content and programming director. He is known as the Executive producer of the American television program Homeland for which he was personally granted an Emmy award.
Background and personal life
Nir was born in Jerusalem. He holds a BA from the department of Film and Television at the Tel Aviv University. He also attended the Tel Aviv University Graduate School of Business where he received his MA and MBA. He published various academic articles and received the Sigal Prize for excellence in marketing research. His education also included a semester at the New York University Tisch School of the Arts. While studying psychology, marketing and television he also taught in the University's Faculty of Management, as well as its Department of Film and Television. In 1993, he co-authored Advertising in Television: The Media, the Message, the Money with Ayalah Rahav.
