Rana Fahoum, in her most recent role, she served as CEO of the International YMCA in Jerusalem and its subsidiary the Three Arches Company.

Previously, she served as a senior supervisor at the Ministry of Education, where she was responsible for elementary education in East Jerusalem. Prior to that, she founded and led a secondary school for girls in the Abu Tor neighborhood, a seam-line area in East Jerusalem.

Rana taught at the Hebrew University in the Department of English Linguistics and in the Department of English as a Foreign Language and served as a research assistant in linguistics.

Over the years, she has served on the boards of various social and cultural institutions, including the Museum for Islamic Art, Lavi – the Association for the Advancement of Education in Jerusalem, and the Maoz organization. She also served as a member of the Israeli Council for Culture and Arts.

Currently, Rana serves as a member of the Arab Culture Committee, as well as a board member of ALLMEP and the organization “Tema.”

Rana holds an M.A. in English Linguistics from the Hebrew University and an additional M.A. in Political and Public Leadership from Tel Aviv University.

She is a graduate of the Mandel School for Educational Leadership and a member of the Maoz network.

Born in Nazareth, she lives in Jerusalem. She is married and a mother of three.