Mr. Sherwin Pomerantz
Managing Director, State of Georgia, Israel Office
Georgia Department of Economic Development
Sherwin Pomerantz is a former Vice-President of Luz Industries Israel Ltd., developers of 450mw of solar electric generating power in Southern California, with senior management responsibilities in policy development, public relations, administration, international relations and operations. Formerly President of Controls for Industry Inc. in Chicago, he graduated with engineering degrees from NYU (BS-Industrial Engineering) and the University of Illinois (MS-Mechanical Engineering) and received advanced MBA education at Northwestern University.
Sherwin founded E.D.I. eighteen years ago along with three other partners and they have been involved in economic development work ever since. The company functions as consultants to Israel's Ministry of Industry, Trade & Labor's Investment Promotion Center, and is responsible for the conception and preparation of much of their English language publicity material. E.D.I. also represents the trade interests, in the Middle East, of a number of U.S. states, including Delaware, Georgia, Illinois, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Pennsylvania and maintains offices in Amman (Jordan) and Istanbul (Turkey) as well.
A 24-year resident of Israel, Sherwin has been both Jerusalem Regional Chairperson and National President of the Association of Americans and Canadians in Israel. He is a founding director and now Chairperson of the American State Offices Association, the umbrella group for the 13 US state offices in Israel. He is also a founder and General Secretary of Israel’s Visit USA Committee (VUSACom), a group that encompasses a number of tourism service providers encouraging additional tourism to the US. A member of the Board of Directors and Management Committees of the Israel-America Chamber of Commerce (AMCHAM) in Tel Aviv, the Israel Life Sciences Industries Association, and the Committee for the Economic Growth of Israel, he has been involved in leadership positions in many other community activities in Israel.
Sherwin is fluent in Hebrew and English.
Sherwin Pomerantz
Trade Representative, Managing Director, State of Georgia, Israel Office
Georgia Department of Economic Development
Building 2, #5 Kiryat Mada Street
Har Hotzvim Technology Park
P.O.B. 4500591450, Jerusalem – ISRAEL
T: +972 (2) 571-0199
F: +972 (2) 571-0713
E: spomerantz@georgia.org
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Mr. Seth J. Vogelman
Seth J. Vogelman currently serves as the Associate Director of Atid EDI Ltd. In this capacity he is responsible for the daily coordination of local office activities in Israel, Turkey, Jordan, the Palestinian Authority, as well as development of additional opportunities in the region at large for US companies located in EDI’s client states of Pennsylvania, Oklahoma and New Mexico. To this end, he helped to create and maintain a national and regional marketing system for the promotion of US exports.
In addition, Seth has worked as an international media consultant for public relations on behalf of Israeli hi-tech and other industries. This includes writing, research, translation and layout for the Ministry of Industry & Trade's Investment Promotion Center and the Daniel J. Edelman Public Relations Agency in New York, in conjunction with the Israel Economic Missions internationally. He continues to produce a fortnightly update on region's economy which is distributed the world over.
Previously, Seth worked both in the construction field and on a collective agricultural settlement, where he was extensively involved in organic/biological agriculture.
He is a 1981 graduate of McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, and holds a Joint Honors B. A. in Political Science (International Relations) and American History.
Seth J. Vogelman
Associate Director, State of Georgia, Israel Office
Georgia Department of Economic Development
Building 2, #5 Kiryat Mada Street
Har Hotzvim Technology Park
P.O.B. 4500591450, Jerusalem – ISRAEL
T: +972 (2) 571-0199
F: +972 (2) 571-0713
E: svogelman@georgia.org