Guy Rolnik

Guy rolnik
גא רולניק
Born (1968-09-02) September 2, 1968 (age 56)
CitizenshipIsraeli

Guy Rolnik (Hebrew: גיא רולניק; born September 2, 1968) is an Israeli journalist, executive, entrepreneur, and a clinical professor at the University of Chicago. He founded Israeli media organization TheMarker and is a deputy Publisher of the Haaretz daily newspaper.

Rolnik is arguably the most influential business and economics journalist in Israel, promoting open, competitive markets with strong social safety net and is considered a leader in the fight against corruption.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

In 2013 Rolnik was awarded the “Sokolov Life Time Achievement” award for founding TheMarker, changing public discourse and influencing the government and legislators to undertake significant changes in the structure of the Israeli economy.

Rolnik and TheMarker led an informative campaign to introduce competition in the mobile telephony market, that was dominated by 3 companies. As a result, prices dropped by 50% to 90% when competition was enforced without any material loss of employment in the labor market.[7][8]

Rolnik is a Clinical Associate Professor at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. He teaches courses on economic policy, media and regulation in Chicago, Tel Aviv University and the Reichman University.

  1. ^ How To Fix American Journalism. The Nation (March 23, 2015). Retrieved on 2018-04-15.
  2. ^ A strong press is best defence against crony capitalism. FT.com (October 18, 2015). Retrieved on 2018-04-15.
  3. ^ Overhaul of Israel’s Economy Offers Lessons for United States. The New York Times' Dealbook (January 7, 2014). Retrieved on 2018-04-15.
  4. ^ / Israel One-Percenters Target for Econ Wonks Turned TV Stars. Bloomberg (November 25, 2015). Retrieved on 2018-04-15.
  5. ^ רולניק, גיא | העין השביעית. The7eye.org.il (Hebrew). Retrieved on 2018-04-15.
  6. ^ מניה עולה, עיתונות כלכלית, דה מרקר | העין השביעית. The7eye.org.il (Hebrew) (May 1, 2004). Retrieved on 2018-04-15.
  7. ^ הסכום המדהים שחסכה לנו רפורמת הסלולר - והאם המחירים יעלו בקרוב | דמרקר. TheMarker (Hebrew) (May 9, 2016). Retrieved on 2018-04-15.
  8. ^ / Israel's Ministry of Finance weekly review, July 30, 2017 (Hebrew). Retrieved on 2018-04-24.