Yoav Soffer has been with the Bank of Israel for 22 years, serving in various Positions . In 2020 he was appointed an Advisor to the Deputy Governor and the CBDC Project Manager, and coordinates the Bank of Israel's work on the digital shekel. Yoav has a B.A in Economics and Geography and an M.A in Economics from Ben Gurion University in Israel. He has taught in several academic institutions in Israel.

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