Manuel Trajtenberg is currently engaged in drafting a progressive socio-economic agenda for Israel, to address some of the most pressing social challenges of these troubled times. He is a professor of economics, a former member of the Knesset for the Labor Party, and held prominent positions in the public sector. Manuel is married to Dr. Nadine Baudot-Trajtenberg, the Deputy Governor of the Bank of Israel, they have three daughters and four grandchildren.