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T

he Technion has just 
renamed its MBA 
program the William 
Davidson Master of Business 
Administration Program in 
honor of the late businessman, 
basketball Hall of Famer and 
visionary supporter William 
“Bill” Davidson.
“William Davidson’s out-
standing achievements and leg-
acy have made him a source of 
inspiration for those seeking to 
become entrepreneurs and inno-
vators themselves,
” said Technion 
President Uri Sivan during a 
meeting with directors of the 
William Davidson Foundation. 
Davidson, who died in 2009, 
was a lifelong supporter of Israel, 
an honorary member of the 
Technion Board of Governors 
and a Technion Guardian, a 
designation reserved for those 
who have reached the highest 
level of support. A proponent of 
experiential business education, 
he once said: “Israel has a critical 
need to equip its technological 
pioneers with the skills neces-
sary to translate successes in the 
lab into an edge in the global 
competition for markets, cus-
tomers and capital.
”
Acting to secure Israel’s eco-
nomic future through Technion 
training, he established the 
William M. Davidson Chair 
in Industrial Engineering & 
Management in 1986.
The Technion MBA program 
takes advantage of the thriving 
high-tech community that 
has given Israel the moniker 
“Startup Nation,
” as well as the 
Technion’s close ties with indus-

try. It offers specialized tracks 
in big data and business intelli-
gence, innovation and entrepre-
neurship, life sciences, and the 
development of tech ventures, 
called the Azrieli startup.
“We are honored that the 
Technion is naming their MBA 
program after Bill Davidson,
” 
said Darin McKeever, presi-
dent and CEO of the William 
Davidson Foundation. “The 
Technion’s approach of inte-
grating training in engineering, 
science and technology with a 
strong business education can 
help create the kind of leaders 
Israeli businesses need today.
”
Moovit founders Yaron Evron 
and Roy Bick and Alcobra 
founder Dr. Yaron Daniely are 
among MBA program’s alumni.
Davidson was an innovative 
industrialist who transformed 
a small, family company into 
a leading glass and plastics 
manufacturing enterprise. At 
the time of his death, Guardian 
Industries had revenues in 
excess of $5 billion. As owner 
of the Detroit Pistons, he won 
NBA championships and was 
inducted into both the Naismith 
Memorial Basketball Hall of 
Fame and the International 
Jewish Sports Hall of Fame. 

Technion MBA 
Program Honors 
William Davidson

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