Rami Hasman

Rami Hasman was born in 1958 in Tel Aviv

Rami Hasman was born in Tel Aviv on September 28, 1958. From 1962 to 1968 he lived with his family in Chicago. He finished Ironi Alef high school in Tel Aviv in 1977 and chaired the Tel Aviv branch of Noar LeNoar in 1975 and 1976.

From 1978 to 1982 he served in the IDF as an air defense officer. He then earned a bachelor's degree in economics and a master's degree in business administration at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He also received a diploma in international advertising from the International Advertising Association.

He headed research and strategy departments at the advertising agencies Gitam and Fogel-Levin. He advised government ministries, public bodies and private companies, and taught advertising and business administration. He also served as secretary of the International Advertising Association in Israel.

In 1996 he was diagnosed with HIV at an advanced stage. He left advertising and volunteered at Bella Doeget, the Israel AIDS Task Force outreach arm for the gay community. In 1997 he chaired the joint campaign of AIDS groups to add medicines to the national health basket, and he later chaired the Israel AIDS Task Force for 3 years.

He took part in Pride events and political campaigns for the LGBTQ community. He stepped down from his official roles in 2004 but kept advising AIDS and LGBTQ groups. He lectures at the Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya and does research at Tel Aviv University.