Ran (Rani) Rahav is the owner and active chairman of “Rahav Communications Group”, since its establishment in 1991. In 2007, Rahav responded to the request from the Republic of the Marshall Islands and the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs, to serve as the Honorary Consul of the Marshall Islands, a position he’s holding ever since.

Rahav was born and raised in Ramat Gan. served in the IDF as an educational NCO in the Air Force. After his military service, at the age of 22, Rahav was appointed as the public relations and entertainment manager of the “Dan Panorama” hotel in Tel Aviv. At the age of 23, Rahav was appointed the spokesperson for the entire “Dan Hotels” chain, owned by the Federmann family, a role he continues to fulfill to this day.

In 1991, Rahav founded “Rahav Communications Group” in partnership with international businessman Baruch Ivcher from Lima, Peru. Beyond being a successful businessman, Mr. Ivcher is one of the greatest human rights activists in Peru and a defender of democracy in his country. Mr. Ivcher is a fervent supporter of the OMETZ association (Citizens for Proper Administration and Social and Legal Justice). After several years, Mr. Ivcher gifted his 50% share of the company to Rahav, making him the sole owner of the group.

Baruch Ivcher contributed to the development of the Herzliya Interdisciplinary Center in its early days, through the donation of the Ivcher Auditorium. Subsequently, thanks to his generous contribution, the school of psychology at the Herzliya Interdisciplinary Center, which later became Reichman University, was named after him – the ‘Baruch Ivcher School of Psychology.’ Recently, Mr. Ivcher donated 25 million NIS to Beit Lessin Theater, which subsequently changed its name to “Beit Lessin Theater in the name of Baruch Ivcher.”

Additionally, Hila and Ran Rahav funded the monument at Reichman University in memory of the late Prime Minister and Minister of Defense, Yitzhak Rabin, who was assassinated. Ran Rahav has been volunteering at ALUT for 30 years, serving as a member of the management and public council, as well as a board member of Variety. In recent years, every year, Hila and Ran Rahav award five scholarships to ALUT’s outstanding employees in memory of the late Leah Rabin.

Over the years, Ran Rahav has served as an advisor to Israeli Prime Ministers, government ministers, and Knesset members discreetly. He was also a confidential advisor to the legendary late Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin. On February 23, 1996, a comprehensive article was published in “Yedioth Ahronoth” about Rahav’s close relationship with the assassinated Prime Minister.

Ran Rahav is annually ranked by the Israeli media as one of the most influential figures in the communications world – he has a powerful relationship with the business community and with public opinion shapers in Israel and worldwide. Frequently, Rani, together with his wife Hila Rahav, who is the CEO of Rahav Communications and chairwoman of the Friends of Beit Lessin Theater in the name of Baruch Ivcher, opens their home in Savyon for charity, social, cultural, and interfaith events with the Jewish, Arab, and Christian communities.

In his spare time, Rani enjoys cooking, gardening, and meeting with close friends.