Biography

Professor of Public Administration and Management, Political Science and Governance: Division of Public Administration & Policy, School of Political Science, University of Haifa, IL

Academic Supervisor: International Laboratory for Digital Transformation in Public Administration, National Research University, Higher School of Economics, RF (2023)

Founder of the Center for Public Management and Policy (CPMP) at the School of Political Science, University of Haifa (2004). 

Founder of the Idit Program for Excellent Doctoral Students in Social Sciences (Since 2017)

Founder of The POP-I-Lab - The Public Organizations and public Policy Interdisciplinary behavioral Laboratory, for studying innovativeness in public administration, management, and Policy (2020 under establishment).

Former Head of the Division of Public Administration & Policy (2003-2008); Head of the School of Political Science (2008-2013); Dean of the Paul & Herta Amir Faculty of Social Sciences (2016-2020).

With major expertise in Public Administration, Public Management, and Organizational Behavior Vigoda-Gadot is the author and co-author of more than 250 publications, articles, and book chapters, of which 17 books and symposiums as well as many other scholarly presentations and working papers. Received his Ph.D. from the University of Haifa (1998) and spent time as a visiting professor in Britain (Chevening Scholarship), Ireland (National University-Cork - Department of Government), Canada (McGill University - Desautels Faculty of Management), the USA (University of Georgia- Department of Public Administration & Policy, Harvard Kennedy School - Ash Center for Democratic Governance & Innovation, University of Massachusetts, Boston - McCormack Center for Public Management), Belgium (KU Leuven -Public Governance Institute). Brazil - (FGV Sao Paulo)