Dani Dayan is the Chairman of Yad Vashem, the World Holocaust Remembrance Center. Prior to his position at Yad Vashem, he served as Israel's Consul General in New York. Previously, he served as Chairman of the YESHA Council and before that as Chairman of the Board and CEO of Elad Software Systems Ltd., a company he founded. In addition, Dayan volunteers as the Head of the Advisory Board of Nefesh B'Nefesh and, until his posting in New York, was a member of the Yad Vashem Council.
Dayan holds a Master's degree in Finance (with honors) from Tel Aviv University, and a Bachelor's in Economics and Computer Science (cum laude) from Bar Ilan University.