Daniella Ben-Attar

Daniella is the Israel Representative of the Van Leer Foundation, responsible for developing and implementing a national strategy to improve opportunities for young children and families through partnerships with government, civil society, business and academia.

Daniella brings 25 years of wide-ranging experience in international development, managing social and economic programs around the world. She has worked as an independent consultant for the World Bank, UN-HABITAT and UNIFEM, as well as corporations and NGOs. Her professional background has focused on designing and leading global, multi-stakeholder initiatives on children and youth in urban development and governance. As part of her current role, she is applying her global experience working at the intersection between children and cities to implement the Foundation’s Urban95 strategy in Israel and contribute to its strategic development internationally. She is also championing innovation in national health systems to support parents and integrate trauma-informed care for children and families at scale with the Ministry of Health.
Daniella holds an MA in Political Science and International Relations from Tel-Aviv University, Israel and a BA in Government and International Relations from Clark University, USA. She also holds Executive Education Certificates from Harvard Kennedy School of Government on leading and scaling early childhood programs and from the London School of Economics (LSE Cities) on the governance, planning and design of global cities.