Stephen Levey, Managing Director and Co-Portfolio Manager

  • 15 years industry experience, 3½ years with Ion. 
  • 8 years as a sell-side research analyst, seven of which were with Jonathan Half at UBS. Together, Levey and Half were ranked #1 Israeli research analysts by Institutional Investor magazine for six years running.
  • Fund Manager at Barclays Global Investors, working on the Israel Fund PLC, a $150m closed end investment trust investing solely in Israeli equities.

  • First Class Honors degree in Economic History and a Masters in Politics of the World Economy from the London School of Economics.
Jonathan Half, Managing Director and Co-Portfolio Manager
  • 16 years industry experience, 3½ years with Ion.
  • UBS technology analyst in its Global Technology group, with primary responsibility for covering Israeli technology stocks.
  • 13 years in equity research, at institutions such as First Manhattan Co., Lehman Brothers and Oscar Gruss & Son.
  • Bachelors degree in Industrial Engineering and Management from Tel Aviv University and an MBA (Honors) from Columbia University.
Amiran Meshel, Portfolio Manager/Trader
  • 15 years industry experience, 2 years with Ion.
  • 7 years as the senior portfolio manager and trader at Phoenix Insurance managing one of Israel's largest institutional equity portfolios.
  • Equity Fund Manager, Ramco responsible for the company's Equity Fund
  • 1993 and 1997 – Equity and Derivatives Trader, Union Bank.
Yossef Assis, Research Analyst
  • 9 years industry Experience.
  • 2½ years, Research Analyst, Fidelity International, London covering Telecommunication and Technology in Emerging Markets.
  • London Business School completing a masters degree in Finance, with an emphasis on equities and derivatives.  
  • Prior to his international experience, worked 7 years in Israel as a financial journalist in charge of international markets and Israeli technology companies.
  • MBA with an emphasis on Finance from Tel Aviv University, as well as a BA in Accounting and Psychology.
Kfir Yagour, Analyst
  • 5 years industry experience, 2 years with Ion.
  • Senior salesperson, CIBC World Markets servicing some of Israel’s largest institutional investors.
  • MBA from The College of Management, School of Economics, Israel and Bachelors of Arts in Economics from The Open University. 
Jonathan Raven, Analyst
  • 8 years industry experience
  • 2.5 Years as a sell-side research analyst with Deutsche bank and Leumi Partners covering Israeli equities. 
  • Before moving into equities, worked in a quantitative hedge fund, focusing on convertible bonds and dividend plays. 
  • 2 years in corporate debt restructuring and debt pricing for Barclays in The City. 
  • First Class Honors Degree in Psychology from the University of Nottingham 


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