Elad Ratson

Elad Ratson with Labour Mayor of Greater London Andy Burnham. Uploaded to Twitter on 16 March 2018.

Elad Ratson speaking at the Digital Life Design Conference, Tel Aviv 3-6 September.

Career

• Diplomat, Head of Data Diplomacy R&D Unit Sep 2018 – Sep 2019 Location London, United Kingdom
• Special Ministry of Foreign Affairs Adviser for Algorithmic Diplomacy Jul 2017 – Aug 2018 Location London, United Kingdom
• Diplomat, Director of Research & Development Sep 2015 – Jul 2017 Location Jerusalem, Israel
  • Pioneering Algorithmic Diplomacy: a code-based approach to Diplomacy
  • Combating Online Extremism, Radicalization & Echo Chambers via the use of Counter Algorithms
  • Created & Headed the 1st Research & Development Unit within the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs
  • Engage with more than 33 programmers on 6 simultaneous software development projects
  • Digital Empowerment & the increase of the Digital Signature of Israeli Diplomats
  • Inspire a Code-Based approach to Israeli PR
  • Strategic Alliances with Social Media Platforms
    • Twitter in Israel: (Eng) https://goo.gl/iRB3DY (Heb) http://goo.gl/nxvtwL
• Director of Public Diplomacy Embassy of Israel in London Jul 2017 – Aug 2018 Location London, United Kingdom
  • Responsible for Country Branding of Israel in the UK
  • Development of strategic Government, Public & Business Cooperation (G2G, G2P & G2B)
  • Development of new innovative exposure & communication venues, transcending traditional media
• Ambassade d'Israël à Paris Diplomat, First Secretary, Director of Public Relations Ambassade d'Israël à Paris Apr 2011 – Aug 2015 Embassy of Israel in Paris, France
  • Responsible for Country Branding of Israel in France and the French speaking world
  • Introduction of new Israeli sub-brands such as: siliconwadi.fr, coolisrael.fr & FRaternEL65.fr
  • Development of strategic Government, Public & Business Cooperation (G2G, G2P & G2B)
  • Development of new innovative exposure & communication venues, transcending traditional media
  • Surveillance & Analysis of hostile campaigns & administration of counter measures
  • Crisis Management and Damage Control

Education

• Diplomacy, International Relations and Affairs, Israel Foreign Affairs Academy, 2008 - 2009
  • Diplomatic Academy of the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
• Tel Aviv University, 2006 - 2007. (No mention of specific degree on LinkedIn page).
• B.A. Political Science & Economics, Carleton University, 2002-2005.
  • Majored in Political Science with a minor in Development Economics

Activities

• In March 2017 Elad Ratson was involved in the #End <in>citement Hackathon 2017.

Contact

• LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/eladratson/?originalSubdomain=uk
• Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/Ratson