Shai Keinan

Shai Keinan was born in 1981 in Tel Aviv

Shai Keinan was born in 1981 in the Kfar Shalem neighborhood of Tel Aviv. He grew up in Holon from the age of 9 and attended Ilan high school there.

He earned a bachelor's degree in government and diplomacy from Reichman University. He later completed a master's degree in public policy in an executive program at Tel Aviv University.

He served in the Intelligence Corps and later commanded security at the Yadin camp. During the Swords of Iron war he served in the reserves in the Home Front Command.

He was an adviser to Knesset Economic Committee chair Gilad Erdan and headed the Israel division of the Zionist Organization. In 2013 he was elected to the Holon city council and became deputy mayor. He lost the 2018 mayoral race to Moti Sasson and then led the council opposition.

In 2024 he defeated Sasson with 43.2% of the vote and became mayor. In September 2024 he was questioned under caution over a suspected indecent act, and the case was closed for lack of evidence. He lives in Holon, is divorced and has 2 children.