Prof. Dery is Professor (Emeritus) of Political Science and Public Policy at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. A researcher, teacher and advisor on public administration, public policy and leadership, Prof. Dery is on the faculty of the Mandel Leadership Institute and heads the M.A. program in Public Policy at Sapir College. Previously, Dr. Dery served as the founding Dean of the School of Public Policy at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem where he was also the Chair of the Department of Political Science. He served in several public positions, including as the Chief Scientist for the Ministry of Interior and for the Civil Service Commission, and was a visiting lecturer and research fellow at University of California at Berkeley, UCLA and Harvard.