Adv. Roi Abecassis is Head of the Department for Jewish-Zionist Identity at the World Zionist Organization. He was admitted to the Israeli Bar in 2002 and holds a Master’s degree in Political Science with a specialization in Public Policy from Bar-Ilan University.
In 2003, he served as a joint emissary of the Jewish Agency and the World Bnei Akiva Movement in Scandinavia. In 2011, Roi was appointed Deputy Secretary General of the World Bnei Akiva Movement. Between 2015 and 2021, he served as CEO of the World Bnei Akiva Movement, which operates in 26 countries, with 110 branches and 120 emissaries.
In 2024, Roi was appointed Head of the Education Department at the World Zionist Organization. The department is responsible for the deployment of more than 260 teacher-emissaries from Israel to schools throughout the Jewish Diaspora.
Roi is married to Yael and is the father of five children. The family resides in Modi'in.
