Guy Rolnik

Guy Rolnik (Hebrew: גיא רולניק; born September 2, 1968) is an Israeli journalist, executive, entrepreneur, and a clinical professor at the University of Chicago. He founded Israeli media organization TheMarker and is a deputy Publisher of the Haaretz daily newspaper. Rolnik is an influential business and economics journalist in Israel, promoting open, competitive markets with strong social safety net and is often considered a leader in the fight against corruption. In 2013 Rolnik was awarded the Sokolov Award for Lifetime Achievement for founding TheMarker, changing public discourse and influencing the government and legislators to undertake significant changes in the structure of the Israeli economy. Rolnik and TheMarker led an informative campaign to introduce competition in the mobile telephony market, that was dominated by 3 companies. As a result, prices dropped by 50% to 90% when competition was enforced without any material loss of employment in the labor market. Rolnik is a Clinical Associate Professor at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. He teaches courses on economic policy, media and regulation in Chicago, Tel Aviv University and the Reichman University.