Ester Levanon is the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange's first female CEO, and the first non-economist. She has a background in IT, having formerly launched the Israeli Security Service's IT division.
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Half of the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange's board directors and 60% of its employees are female.
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Fifty-nine of the companies listed on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange are dual-listed on the NASDAQ, and Levanon must balance the interests of foreign investors with those of the local capital market.
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Levanon has always split childcare responsibility with her husband, but says "each couple builds its own life" and advises people to do whatever feels right for them.