# Keren Danziger

> Keren Danziger leads Pagaya’s investment funds in Israel. She previously led Harel’s portfolio management company and held senior client roles at Harel Finance and Psagot. Her public work addresses consumer credit, asset-backed securities and financial technology partnerships, alongside finance teaching and community initiatives.

- **Role:** Chief Executive Officer of Israel Investment Funds at Pagaya
- **Organizations:** Pagaya, Harel Finance, Psagot Investment House, The College of Management Academic Studies, ProWoman, Snir Association
- **Education:** BA in Economics and Business Administration, Executive MBA, specializing in financial engineering and finance, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
- **Known for:** Selected among TheMarker’s 40 promising young people, according to Pagaya’s appointment announcement; selection year unverified., Appointed to lead Harel’s portfolio management company., Appointed to lead Pagaya’s investments and asset management operations in Israel.

## Career timeline

- **Before 2018** — Held senior institutional, advisor and strategic client positions at Psagot Investment House.
- **2018** — Departure from her strategic client leadership role at Psagot was reported in January; later held marketing and client leadership responsibilities at Harel Finance.
- **2019** — Appointment as CEO of Harel’s portfolio management company announced in December, with a transition period.
- **2020** — Discussed her portfolio management leadership role and continuing marketing responsibilities in a February interview.
- **2023** — Joined Pagaya in January to lead Israeli investment and asset management operations; English appointment release used Head of Client Advisory, Israel.
- **2024** — Spoke on fintech banking partnerships at the Economy of Tomorrow conference and appeared on The Influential Women podcast.
- **2025** — Published commentary on the Israeli ABS market and US consumer credit; presented UniStart at a meeting with Israel’s president.
- **2026** — Addressed AI business durability at Mind the Tech New York and listing barriers at an Israeli public companies conference.

## Achievements

- Selected among TheMarker’s 40 promising young people, according to Pagaya’s appointment announcement; selection year unverified.
- Appointed to lead Harel’s portfolio management company.
- Appointed to lead Pagaya’s investments and asset management operations in Israel.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — Discussed dual listing and multiple share class barriers at the Association of Publicly Traded Companies annual conference, reported September 10.
- **2026-05** — Spoke at Mind the Tech New York about durable AI business models and institutional trust.
- **2025-11** — Presented UniStart, developed with Unistream and Eden Shmuel, at a meeting with President Isaac Herzog.

## Links

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/keren-danziger-32833284/

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Last updated: 2026-10-23