Shira Lev Ami

Shira Lev Ami was born in 1980 in Yahel

Shira Lev Ami was born on April 8, 1980, and grew up on Kibbutz Yahel. Her parents, Matityahu and Laura Sperber, immigrated to Israel from Brooklyn.

She served in Unit 8200 as a programmer and later as commander of an operational technology section, and was released as a lieutenant. She then worked for the unit as a civilian in training and organizational development.

She holds 5 master's degrees without a bachelor's degree, 3 of them from Tel Aviv University in business administration, political science and public policy, and law. In 2021 she received master's degrees in regulation and environmental policy from Bar-Ilan University and in applied economics from the College of Management.

After roles at Sheldor, the Fishman Group and the Yad Hanadiv foundation, she served from 2011 to 2018 as deputy director general for information systems and digital health at the Ministry of Health. In 2018 she founded the digital health startup Spirniga, and in 2019 she became a vice president at the Joint.

In 2022 she was appointed head of the National Digital Agency in the Ministry of Economy, which launched a personal government portal and a national identification system. Minister Nir Barkat decided not to extend her term, and she left the post in May 2026. She is married to Tal Lev Ami, has 3 children and lives in Modiin.