Program structure
- 20 live, interactive Zoom sessions
- 67 academic hours of study
- A structured curriculum across three modules
- Session recordings for review
- Evening sessions on Mondays and Wednesdays
- Access to materials through a personal portal
Understand the numbers. Examine the strategy.
Ask the right questions before making the next decision.
A comprehensive program for directors, CEOs, business owners, executives, and professionals who want to understand how companies operate, from finance and strategy to risk management, decision-making, and board responsibilities.
67 academic hoursThe program began on October 5. Enrollment is still open, with recordings available to catch up.
Mondays and Wednesdays · 5:15–7:45 PM · On Zoom

Adv. Michel Ohayon
Founder of the Ohayon Center and developer of the program
As he put it in 1994:
“Being a director is a profession”
More than 38 years of experience working with companies, executives, and boards
The price
NIS 944
Includes VAT · Full program · No registration fee
Yes, this is the full price. Adv. Michel Ohayon and the Ohayon Center deliberately set it low to make comprehensive, rigorous professional training accessible to executives and professionals across a wide range of fields.
The center was established in memory of Michel's brother, Corporal Maxim Ohayon, who fell in the Yom Kippur War. Its work reflects a commitment to improving management and board practice in Israel.
Rather than telling you it is good value, here is exactly what you receive:
20 sessions, 28 experts, practical knowledge, learning materials, professional tools, an active community, and support after the program ends. All included in one price.
All this for NIS 944, including VAT. Not because we compromised on quality, but because we chose to make it accessible.
The October cohort began on October 5. Enrollment is still open, with recordings available to catch up.
Dozens of participants have already enrolled.
Mondays & Wednesdays · 5:15–7:45 PM · On Zoom · 20 sessions · 67 academic hours · Recordings available for recorded sessions
Meet your fellow participants
Dozens have already enrolled. The October cohort brings together CEOs, business owners, finance and technology professionals, attorneys, managers, and serving board members:

CEOs, business owners, founders, entrepreneurs, investors, and managing directors

Serving board members, external directors, vice presidents, chiefs of staff, and operations and business development managers

CFOs, finance managers, CPAs, investment managers, actuaries, internal auditors, and family office professionals

Attorneys, notaries, mediators, in-house legal teams, insurance and risk management professionals

Technology executives, cybersecurity experts, AI and business intelligence specialists, CIOs, COOs, engineers, and R&D managers

Real estate developers, executives in construction, renewable energy, quality and operations

Heads of educational institutions, school principals, directors of pre-academy programs, CEOs and founders of NGOs and NPOs

Managers between roles, senior executives entering retirement, and professionals looking to expand their career options
Some participants already serve on boards. Others work in management, finance, law, technology, or consulting and want to broaden their understanding beyond their own area of expertise.
The Director Track
Management and board roles require more than expertise in a single field. They call for an understanding of the business, its finances, strategy, risks, and decision-making processes. The Director Track connects these areas to help you contribute more effectively in management discussions and board meetings.
Daily responsibilities can leave little time to consider the wider business and its long-term direction.
20 structured sessions with experienced lecturers and peers provide time to examine the business beyond day-to-day operations.
Financial statements, cash flow, financing, and valuations are essential to business decisions, even for executives without a finance background.
Learn to interpret the numbers, understand their implications, and ask informed questions.
Using new AI tools effectively requires an understanding of both their value and their limitations.
Dedicated sessions cover meeting preparation, reviewing materials, and comparing options, alongside responsible use and board oversight.
Senior roles often offer fewer opportunities to discuss decisions with peers who understand the responsibility involved.
Learn alongside CEOs, executives, and finance, legal, and technology professionals. After the program, receive six months of professional consultation through the 'red phone' service at no cost.
What you'll learn
Develop business and financial understanding, strengthen your judgment, and apply both to board work. AI, cybersecurity, and practical business cases are integrated throughout the program.
Module 1
"An MBA for directors"Business administration for directors
Financial statements · Cash flow · Strategy · Financing · Valuations · KPIs · Risks · M&A
Module 2
"Under the hood"Decision-making processes
Information · Alternatives · Risks · Judgment · Negotiation · Influence · Group decision-making · AI
Module 3
"On the agenda"Corporate governance · Integration · Simulations
Apply business knowledge and decision-making skills to the director's role, including responsibilities, authority, oversight, and board practice. Business cases and simulations bring these areas together.
Enrollment is still open. Catch up on earlier sessions using the recordings.
Behind the program

Adv. Michel Ohayon developed the program based on decades of experience advising companies, management teams, and boards, as well as years of designing professional training.
Michel began with the director's work itself: which decisions directors need to make, what information they must read and assess, when they need to exercise judgment, and what they need to know to contribute professionally to the discussion and the decision.
The curriculum is organized around three core areas: business and financial understanding, decision-making, and board practice and corporate governance.
The lecturers, too, were selected to fit the curriculum and its areas of knowledge, not the other way around.
67
academic hours
20
live Zoom sessions
28
lecturers & experts
NIS 944
incl. VAT
Israel’s most comprehensive, in-depth, and wide-ranging directors’ program. Leading lecturers and experts, top-level content, real-world practice, and an international standard, for just NIS 944. Not because we compromised on quality, but because we chose to make excellence accessible to everyone.
Leading lecturers
CEOs, directors, attorneys, CPAs, investment professionals, AI and cybersecurity experts, entrepreneurs, and corporate governance specialists — each bringing their own area of expertise and experience to the program.
Not one lecturer teaching everything. In each field, you learn from people who work in it every day.
Adv. Michel Ohayon
Center founder & boardroom expert
CPA Yulia Levi
Partner at BDO Finance Academy
CPA Jos Neuhaus
CEO & director, 35 years’ experience
Haim Cohen
Former CEO, Dun & Bradstreet
CPA Idit Schnir
Attorney, financial advisory KS Finance
Itamar Nevo
Deloitte partner Business strategy
Odelya Ohayon
Former Nokia & Samsung executive, strategy
Kfir Ron
AKITA founder & CEO Cybersecurity & risk management
Dr. Asher Idan
Futurist, technology and AI expert
CPA Esti Lariach
AI and finance expert
CPA Lior Agai
Mashik CEO, former BDO partner
CPA Yevgenia Kramer
KPMG partner, financial risks
Tamar Adler
SMC CEO Family businesses
Dorit Uziel
Body language & communication, 25 years
Iris Keynan
VisionBIT CEO, formerly IBM
Adv. Amiram Gil
Founder, Capital Market Clinic at Reichman
Dr. Rami Sasson, Adv.
Former Chief Compliance Officer, Discount
Dr. Estery Gilaz-Ran
Board director at Mizrahi-Tefahot Bank
Adv. Raz Even-Har
25 years advising technology companies
Mr. Daniel Blume
Head of Corporate Governance, OECD
Mr. Ralph Ward
Boardroom expert, author of seven books
Adv. Meital Liberman
Trusts in Israel and worldwide
Zvi Stepek
Meitav co-founder, capital markets leader
CPA Ronit Budo
Former Migdal director & committee chair
Dr. Edna Litmanovich
Neuroscience and Bank Hapoalim regulation
Dr. Itzik Lax
Attorney, board chair & director, corporate turnaround
CPA Bashar Kassem
Former provident funds department head, MoF
Liana Solomon
Marketing, personal branding & executive positioning
From our graduates
Before the program, I saw the board mainly as the place where I report on how things are going in the organization. After the program, I see it as a thinking group that challenges me as a CEO and helps drive better results. The combination of hands-on board meeting practice with real companies' balance sheets — that's what makes this program unique.

Haim Israeli
CEO, Beit Horim Ltd.
The program made one thing crystal clear: being a director is a profession, and you need to show up prepared. As an attorney, I knew the legal side well — the program showed me just how important a real understanding of the business and financial side is to being an effective director.

Adv. Raz Even-Har
Founding partner, Neve, Even-Har, Sachai, Orenstein, Law Offices
The most significant thing I took away: even a big, complex, brand-new subject can become accessible and clear — clear enough to make decisions with greater confidence. The structured format and the throughline between sessions made it all click.

Matan Ben-Asher
Software developer and non-profit director
A highly practical program, thoughtfully and thoroughly built, with outstanding lecturers and a genuinely useful pocket notebook. The cohort itself becomes a real professional network — highly recommended for anyone who wants to go deep.

Dalit Ofek Bokai
Director at a municipal corporation and founder of the TEMI venture
Behind the program
Adv. Michel Ohayon, founder of the Ohayon Board Excellence Center and developer of the program, has spent more than 38 years in commercial and corporate law, board work, and corporate governance.
Over the years, he has advised companies, executives, and boards on the issues at the heart of board work: officers' liability, decision-making, corporate structure, share capital, board–management relations, and governance.
The program reflects his view that effective board work requires more than legal knowledge. Directors need to understand finance, strategy, risk, people, technology, and the business itself, and above all to connect these areas and ask the right questions at the right time.
Michel teaches alongside directors, CEOs, CPAs, attorneys, investors, and specialists in strategy, AI, cybersecurity, and governance. Each contributes knowledge and experience from their own professional practice.

Michel Ohayon lecturing at the Ministry of Justice
Who is behind the program
The Ohayon Center provides training, professional resources, and development opportunities for directors, executives, and company stakeholders. Alongside the Director Track, it offers advanced training and professional initiatives, supports an alumni community, and maintains a directors' registry.
Graduates can stay involved through the Ohayon Club, continuing education, professional meetings, and the directors' registry.


Mr. Ralph Ward
Publisher, Boardroom Insider
An international partnership with Boardroom Insider
Mr. Ralph Ward, publisher of Boardroom Insider and an international expert in corporate governance and board practice, leads a guest session in English on how US boards operate.
Boardroom Insider is a long-running US publication on boardroom practice and corporate governance. The program's certificate of completion is issued jointly by the Ohayon Center and Boardroom Insider, reflecting the professional collaboration between the two organizations.
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Certificate of completion
Upon completing the program and meeting its requirements, participants receive a certificate of completion in Hebrew and English from the Ohayon Board Excellence Center and from Boardroom Insider in the US.
The certificate reflects a comprehensive program of 20 sessions and 67 academic hours, covering finance, strategy, law, corporate governance, risk management, AI, cybersecurity, board work, and decision-making.
The program also includes a final exam, a preparation session, and 100 practice questions, because the certificate should represent a serious learning process, not simply attendance on a course.
The two-page certificate includes the certificate of completion and a summary of the subjects studied. You can add it to your resume and LinkedIn profile.


Certificate of completion in Hebrew and English · For illustration only
The alumni community
The program is delivered on Zoom and concludes with an in-person graduation event. It is an opportunity to meet fellow participants and lecturers, continue discussions from the sessions, and strengthen the professional relationships formed during the program.











A graduation event for a previous Director Track cohort
The program began on October 5, 2026. Enroll now and catch up using the recordings.
Mondays & Wednesdays · 5:15–7:45 PM · On Zoom · All sessions recorded
NIS 944 for the full program, including VAT
Dozens have already joined · Registration is still open
If a later start date suits you better, enrollment is open for the following cohorts:
Starts
Enroll in the January cohortStarts
Enroll in the May cohortBoth cohorts meet live on Zoom on Mondays and Wednesdays, 5:15–7:45 PM.
Early enrollment includes three early-registration benefits.
Choose your preferred date and secure your place.
Frequently asked questions
Yes. The October cohort began on October 5, 2026, and enrollment remains open. You can catch up on earlier sessions using the recordings and complete a make-up assignment to meet the attendance requirement. Sessions take place on Mondays and Wednesdays, 5:15–7:45 PM, on Zoom.
Every session is recorded and available on demand for four months. You can use the recordings to catch up or review the material. To meet the attendance requirement, complete a missed session by watching the recording and submitting a make-up assignment.
No academic degree or previous board experience is required. The program provides a foundation for those new to board work, alongside advanced knowledge and practical tools for experienced executives and professionals.
Yes. CEOs, business owners, founders, and entrepreneurs make up about 31% of registrants, the largest group in the cohort. The program helps you understand the company from a board perspective, covering financial reports, strategy, risk, financing, law, and AI, as well as the questions to ask before major decisions.
Yes. The program connects financial expertise with decision-making, strategy, corporate governance, valuation, financing, risk, and directors' responsibilities. It helps you apply your professional knowledge within the wider context of board work.
Yes. The program builds on legal knowledge with finance, financial statements, strategy, valuation, financing, risk, and AI. It also examines directors' duties and responsibilities in greater depth.
Yes. Boards need to assess technology-related decisions, even when their members do not have a technical background. Dedicated sessions cover AI, cybersecurity, innovation, technology companies, and the board's role in asking informed questions and providing oversight.
Yes. The program starts with the fundamentals of board work and its terminology, then progresses to advanced topics, practical tools, and simulations. Participants bring different levels of management and board experience, allowing you to learn from a range of perspectives.
Yes. Sessions are held on Zoom in the evening, from 5:15 to 7:45 PM, with no travel required. Recordings are available if you need to catch up on a session you miss.
To receive the certificate of completion in Hebrew and English from the Ohayon Center and Boardroom Insider, you must meet the 80% attendance requirement and pass the final exam. Missed sessions can be completed by watching the recordings and submitting a make-up assignment.
The final exam is digital and can be taken from home at a time that suits you. Preparation is provided throughout the program. If you do not pass on your first attempt, you can retake it until you pass. The aim is to assess your understanding of the material and your ability to apply it.
In Israel, no government body accredits or officially recognizes certificates from private directors' programs. This certificate is issued by the Ohayon Center and Boardroom Insider. The program's value lies in its curriculum, lecturers, completion requirements, and the practical knowledge and tools it provides.
No. Board appointments depend on a candidate's experience, skills, professional network, and available opportunities. The program provides knowledge, practical tools, and preparation for the role, along with the option to be listed in the center's directors' registry.
Yes. We plan to offer advanced sessions, lectures, and additional professional content for graduates throughout the year. For each new participant who completes enrollment through your referral, you receive one advanced session at no cost. Choose from the available sessions and redeem the benefit within 12 months. Each additional referral that results in completed enrollment earns another session.
October 2026 cohort · Began October 5 · Enrollment is still open
20
live Zoom sessions
Mon & Wed
5:15–7:45 PM
28
lecturers & experts
Dozens
already joined
100
exam practice questions
Until Feb 2027
access to recordings
6 months
of professional consultation after the program
67
academic hours
Updates, professional resources, and Ohayon Center community meetings, all in one group.