Chairman, Board of Directors
Syngenta AG
Dr. Jad Isaac is the Director General of the Applied Research Institute-Jerusalem in the West Bank. Dr. Isaac directs the Palestinian Institute’s research on agriculture, environment, and water. He also heads the Palestinian delegation for environmental working groups in many multilateral talks and is an advisor to the Palestinian negotiating team on final status negotiations. Before joining the Applied Research Institute, Dr. Isaac was the Dean of Science at Bethlehem University.
Dr. Isaac received his B.Sc. degree from Cairo University and his Ph.D. from the University of East Anglia in the United Kingdom. He has published several articles and books in his field including Environmental Profile for the West Bank and Atlas of Palestine.