David Blumberg

David Blumberg was born in 1944 in Haifa

David Blumberg was born in Haifa on September 12, 1944, to Tova and Meir Blumberg. He was married with 3 children and lived in Jerusalem. He earned a BA in economics and political science and an MBA from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

From 1971 to 1981 he worked at the Bank of Israel, including as deputy director of the Credit Department. He then held senior roles at United Mizrahi Bank, serving as CEO of Tefahot Israel Mortgage Bank from 1988 to 1993 and CEO of United Mizrahi Bank from 1993 to 1995. He chaired the board of the Bank of Jerusalem from 1998 to 2006.

He advised and represented foreign banks in Israel and sat on the boards of public companies such as Osem and Bezeq. He also served as an arbitrator in labor disputes involving the State of Israel and teachers' unions, and later the Israeli Medical Association.

From 2007 he chaired the board of the National Library of Israel and led its renewal, including a new building in Jerusalem's National District. In January 2022 he stepped down after a report alleged he had signed a nondisclosure agreement with an employee who complained of sexual harassment by him.

In 2002 he founded the Adi Foundation in memory of his daughter Adi, which awards a prize for Jewish expression in art and design. He died on August 31, 2025.