Ran Goldstein is the Global CEO of Rozana–Health Diplomacy. He is an experienced Israeli civil society leader with a strong background in management, communications, fundraising, human rights and health diplomacy. Prior to joining Rozana, he served as IsraAID’s Humanitarian Representative in Washington, D.C., while pursuing a master's degree in public management at Georgetown University’s McCourt School of Public Policy.
Ran founded and directed the Civil Society Protection Hub, an initiative dedicated to supporting freedom of speech, association, and protest for activists and organizations in Israel. For eight years, he served as the Executive Director of Physicians for Human Rights Israel (PHRI), leading efforts to promote the health rights of vulnerable populations in Israel and the Occupied Territories.
Ran's career includes serving as the Head of Communications for the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Delegation to Israel and the Occupied Territories. He has also worked as a Senior Strategy and Communications Consultant for prominent Israeli civil society organizations, including Yesh Din, Bimkom, Breaking the Silence, PHRI, and others.
He is the founder and former board member of Akevot – Institute for Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Research. He currently serves as a board member at the NALA Foundation.
Before transitioning to civil society, Ran worked as a journalist for leading Israeli media outlets.
In addition to master's degree in public management from Georgetown university, Ran holds a master's degree in political communication from Tel Aviv University. He is 49 years old, married, and a father of two boys.