Dr. Nir Milstein completed his PhD and a postdoctoral fellowship in the Department of Psychology at Bar-Ilan University, and an additional postdoctoral fellowship at the Faculty of Business and Economics at the University of Lausanne, Switzerland. His research focuses on leadership and decision making.
 

Omri Oron is a graduate student in Research Psychology in the Cognition, Emotion, and Brain track in the Department of Psychology at Bar-Ilan University. As part of his master’s thesis, he is investigating the effects of artificial intelligence tools on charisma and leadership, under the supervision of Dr. Nir Milstein and Dr. Lihi Peled-Avron. He holds a dual BA in Psychology and Sociology-Anthropology from the Ruppin Academic Center.

Shai Gutman is a graduate student in Social Psychology in the Department of Psychology at Bar-Ilan University. As part of her master’s thesis, she is investigating the relationship between charisma and pain tolerance, under the supervision of Dr. Ronit Kark and Dr. Nir Milstein. She holds a dual BA in Psychology and Economics from Bar-Ilan University.

Amit Binyamin is a graduate student in Social and Organizational Psychology in the Department of Psychology at Bar-Ilan University. As part of her master’s thesis, she is investigating the relationship between the use of heuristics and physiological measures of decision-making, under the supervision of Dr. Eliran Halali and Dr. Nir Milstein. She holds a BA in Psychology from the Open University.

Adir Cohen is a student in a thesis completion track at the Business School, under the supervision of Dr. Nir Milstein. His research focuses on the moderating role of artificial intelligence (AI) tools in the relationship between charisma and its well-established outcomes in the research literature. He holds an MBA with a specialization in Organizational Behavior and Strategic Business Consulting from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

Ariel Belelovsky is an MSc student in Management Sciences at Tel Aviv University. In his thesis, he develops and validates an objective experimental task for measuring strategic decision-making among managers, as a performance-based alternative to self-report questionnaires in the field of dynamic capabilities in organizations. He holds a BA in Economics and Business Administration from Bar-Ilan University.

Avraham Kaper is a thesis-track student at the School of Business Administration, supervised by Dr. Nir Milstein. His research examines how charismatic communication patterns among rabbis are related to audience engagement and leadership influence, while also exploring the role of religious authority in the digital sphere. He holds an MBA in Organizational Consulting and a BA in Education and Society from Ono Academic College.

Omri Oron is a graduate student in Research Psychology in the Cognition, Emotion, and Brain track in the Department of Psychology at Bar-Ilan University. As part of his master’s thesis, he is investigating the effects of artificial intelligence tools on charisma and leadership, under the supervision of Dr. Nir Milstein and Dr. Lihi Peled-Avron. He holds a dual BA in Psychology and Sociology-Anthropology from the Ruppin Academic Center.

Shai Gutman is a graduate student in Social Psychology in the Department of Psychology at Bar-Ilan University. As part of her master’s thesis, she is investigating the relationship between charisma and pain tolerance, under the supervision of Dr. Ronit Kark and Dr. Nir Milstein. She holds a dual BA in Psychology and Economics from Bar-Ilan University.

Omer Peer completed an MBA at Bar-Ilan University. As part of his thesis, he investigated the physiological mechanisms of charisma, under the supervision of Dr. Nir Milstein. He holds a BA in Mechanical Engineering from Tel Aviv University.