OUR ADVANTAGE IS IN OUR NETWORK OF RESPECTED PARTNERS & COLLABORATORS
AROUND THE GLOBE
ROY CHASON
KNO-HAO'S FOUNDER AND MANAGING DIRECTOR
Roy graduated in Political Science at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), and has an MBA from IESE Business School in Barcelona. He is also and foremostly a global citizen, who has travelled the world to both understand how it works and where it´s going. An Israeli-American, Roy speaks 5 languages and has extensive work experience in the USA, China, Israel and Europe. As one might guess, travel is his passion, visting close to 70 countries in all major regions (except Antarctica).
Roy identified the need for better quality B-School travel programs when working in Shanghai at the China-Europe International Business School (CEIBS), In 2016 he launched KNOHAO with the objective of bringing in global senior experts into the study trip experience - by contributing their knowledge, expertise, and personal network to offer a unique and complete and comprehensive local experience for students and business executives.
MEET SOME
OF THE TEAM
Our study trips and workshops are designed, created, and executed by truly world-class professionals who are experts in their field
Prof. Shlomo Maital
Expert on profit-driven innovation
Haifa - Isarel
Academic Director (Emeritus) of TIM-Technion Institute of Management, Visiting Professor for 20 years in the MIT, teaching over 1,000 R&D engineers from 40 countries.
Author or co-author of 8 books. Has taught managers from more than 200 Israeli companies.
Barbara Coward
Expert the b-school industry
Washington DC - US
More than 20 years in both internal and external advisory roles. Regular contributor to AACSB Best Business Schools Blog.
B.A. from Vassar College and M.B.A. from the University of Bath School of Management in England.
Jill Tang
Expert in tech & entrepreneurship
Shanghai - China
Co-founder of Ladies Who Tech, China's leading organization for Chinese women in the tech industry. In 2016, selected as the only female entrepreneur from Shanghai to attend the Global Entrepreneurship Summit in Silicon Valley.
Orly Vered
Expert in youth education
Tel Aviv - Israel
More than 20 years’ experience teaching in the Israeli public-school system. Certified trainer under several of the latest teaching method programs developed in Israel focusing on an entrepreneurial mindset for students of all ages.
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Christian Hierholzer
Seasoned lobbyist
Brussels - Belgium
Advisor of some of the world's best-known businesses on their lobbying and communication activities towards the EU institutions and national governments across Europe. Included in the top-100 EU lobbyists in 2019.
Dr. Christian Schimmelphennig
Expert in Executive Education
Zurich - Switzerland
Master’s Degree from Syd Dansk Universität, Denmark and PhD from the University of St. Gallen, Switzerland. Prior to his role as Director Executive Education at the University of Liechtenstein, Program Manager with Omnium, the world’s most global Executive MBA – a joint program by the universities of St. Gallen and Toronto.
Donald Drost
Expert in growth coaching
Amsterdam - The Netherlands
Former Dutch professional hockey player. Coach of some of the top-ranking teams in the Netherlands. Transitioned into business, working more two decades at ING Group - Nationale-Nederlanden (one of the leading Dutch financial companies). where he served there as an internal consultant for the bank’s global business units.
Joshua Thomson
Seasoned sports professional
Boston - US
Founded a sports marketing agency focused on brand-building and revenue-generating partnerships for sports properties including global football (soccer) clubs, NBA teams, MLB teams, NFL teams, and athletes. He worked seven years for the renowned football team, FC Barcelona as Director of Int’l Business, and has developed extensive network of global contacts in the sports industry.
Dr. Danielle Gurevitch
Expert in academic content
Tel-Aviv - Israel
Dr. Gurevitch of Bar-Ilan University, is KNOHAO’s educational partner for all our Israel modules, providing academic content by Israel’s top lecturers, researchers, and thought leaders. BIU is today one of Israel’s leading elite public universities and is second largest in size in the country.
Our Board Members also play a major role in content creation and connecting our participants with leading experts and VIPs from around the world.
Tel Aviv - Israel
Globally recognized statesman
With a career spanning more than three decades in Israeli politics and international affairs, he filled numerous roles including Israeli Justice Minister, Deputy Foreign Minister etc.
He is perhaps most well-known for launching the Oslo Peace Process between the Israelis and Palestinians.
Madrid - Spain
Former President of The Spanish Women Federation
Thought leader and Speaker distinguished in Spain with very numerous recognitions, the most recent ones: Top 25 most influential women in Spain, Corporate Governance and Diversity" Award by the Woman Forward Foundation, "Promoter of Change in Spain" Award and many more.
