Welcome, Dov Hoch President - The Penn Club of Israel!

After receiving my degree in political theory from Penn in 1986, I spent five years practicing the craft in then communist Ethiopia working on aid and relief operations associated with bringing the Ethiopian Jews to Israel. Since living in Israel, I represented the M & A unit of Daiwa Securities and founded a Jordanian consulting firm that developed joint ventures throughout the Arab world. Today I'm a partner in several companies including: Clarity Holdings (www.clairtyholdings.com) which develops and manages security and defense projects; a principal in an oil trading firm and operate consulting practice that performs business development functions and capital raising for Israeli companies.
I have a graduate degree from Columbia University and lecture in international marketing at Tel Aviv University and at IDC. I also serve on various boards of business and charitable organizations - including the America Israel Chamber of Commerce and the closest to my heart is Yemin Orde Initiatives.

My favorite Ben Franklin quote: Wtih small strokes fall great oaks
My favorite written work of Franklin's is his treatise on The Advantages of Drunkeness

I am an avid cigar smoker and when you smoke with me please remember: Large ships can venture more; but small vessel should stay near shore. BF

And above all, I have been privileged to serve The Penn Club of Israel since 2007.