Liat Cohen, Chief Operating Officer, Minrav Group

Liat Cohen-Yankelevich is the Chief Operating Officer (COO) and a senior executive with extensive experience leading complex organizations through periods of transformation in the real estate, infrastructure, and public-sector domains. In her role as COO, Liat is responsible for operational excellence, organizational performance, and strategic execution, with a strong focus on aligning people, processes, and technology to support sustainable growth. She specializes in building high-performance, people-centric organizations that can adapt to rapid market, regulatory, and technological change. Liat brings significant experience from her work at Mekorot, Israel’s national water company, where she was involved in managing large-scale, multidisciplinary operations within a highly regulated and mission-critical environment. This experience has shaped her leadership approach, combining operational rigor and resilience with a deep commitment to organizational culture and human capital. A key pillar of Liat’s leadership is the advancement of talented women into leadership positions. She actively promotes inclusive leadership, mentorship, and professional development frameworks that enable diverse talent to grow, lead, and influence at the highest levels of the organization. Liat’s work focuses on navigating real estate and infrastructure transformation by strengthening leadership capabilities, empowering teams, and creating organizational structures that support innovation while maintaining execution excellence. She firmly believes that long-term organizational success is driven by people, culture, and leadership as much as by strategy and technology.