Peretz Lavie

Peretz Lavie
Peretz Lavie
פרץ לביא‎
	Lavie (2011)
Born	February 19, 1949 (age 75); Petah Tikva, Israel
Nationality	Israeli
Alma mater	Tel Aviv University; University of Florida; University of California, San Diego;
Known for	16th president of the Technion - Israel Institute of Technology; expert in the psychophysiology of sleep and sleep disorders; Heads the Technion Sleep Laboratory; André Ballard Chair in Biological Psychiatry; Dean of the Rappaport Faculty of Medicine (1993-1999);
Awards	EMET Prize in medicine (2006)

Peretz Lavie (Hebrew: פרץ לביא; born 19 February 1949) was the 16th president of the Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, having taken the position on 1 October 2009 through September 2019. Lavie, an expert in the psychophysiology of sleep and sleep disorders, heads the Technion Sleep Laboratory and holds the André Ballard Chair in Biological Psychiatry. Between 1993 and 1999 he served as dean of the Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, and between 2001 and 2008, as the Technion’s vice president for resource development and external relations.

Lavie has authored several books, including The Enchanted World of Sleep and Restless Nights: Understanding Sleep Apnea and Snoring. Lavie has founded several start-up companies.