Anat Katz

Based in New York, Anat Katz serves as the Government of Israel Economic Minister for North America. In this capacity Anat is responsible for promoting Israel-U.S. and Israel-Canada economic and trade ties, with a strong focus on the promotion of Israeli exports, U.S. investments in Israel and bilateral research and development collaborations. 
Anat held various positions in the Israeli public sector since she first joined the Ministry of Economy and Industry in 2002, including Israel’s Economic and Trade attaché in Singapore, Director for North and Latin America in the Ministry of Economy, and as Minister for Economic and Trade Affairs at the Embassy of Israel in Washington DC. 

More recently Anat headed the International Affairs Division of the Israeli parliament, the Knesset, and later returned to the Ministry of Economy and Industry to establish and head the Ministry’s Export Control Agency. 

Anat holds an MBA and a Bachelor degree in laws (Honors Program) from the Hebrew University in Jerusalem. 
Anat is a certified lawyer in Israel. 
She is married to Tal and is a mother of two boys.