Avner Ben-Zaken

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Avner Ben-Zakan (born September 26, 1967) is an Israeli historian of science. He teaches at Ono College and is the co-founder and chair of the Institute for Israeli Thought.

Avner Ben-Zakan was born and raised in Be'er Sheva. His parents immigrated to Israel from Morocco. He completed his undergraduate studies in history and the history of the Middle East at the Hebrew University and later earned his doctorate with honors in the history of science from UCLA. In 2003, he received the Nathan Reingold Prize from the Society for the History of Science (HSS). Currently, he serves as the head of the honor program at Ono Academic College. Additionally, he is a co-founder and the current chair of the Institute for Israeli Thought.

In the years 2004-2008 he was elected as a fellow to the Society of Fellows at Harvard University.

Since 2009 he has been active in the political arena, promoting a civil agenda based on structural reforms in the state apparatus, such as shifting the electoral system to a district electoral system and drafting a constitution for Israel.

In 2020, a co-founder and head of the Institute for Israeli Thought.