Directors

Dr. Adi Nir Sagi

Dr. Adi Nir-Sagi

Director, Mandel Center for Leadership in the Negev

Dr. Adi Nir-Sagi is a senior psychologist with expertise in public administration. She holds a doctorate in education from the Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, a master's degree in educational psychology from the Hebrew University and an additional master's in public administration from the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University, where she was a Wexner fellow. Her areas of expertise include leading system-wide psychological processes, leading changes in systems, development of professional identity and culture, and individual and group leadership training. Adi directed the Mandel School for Educational Leadership from 2008-2012. She was previously the chief psychologist of the Ministry of Education.