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B2 LEADERSHIP
Jeff Ballabon has over 25 years of experience leading and counseling corporations, advising elected officials on public policy and perception, and managing high-stakes, sensitive and complex government relations, public relations and crisis communications campaigns and litigations.
He has been senior management at major media companies, including head of Communications for CBS News, head of Public Policy for KKR's Primedia Inc., and head of Network Affairs for Time Warner and NBC's Court TV. He achieved success launching a communications tech startup now trading on the NYSE. A graduate of Yale Law School, Jeff was counsel to the US Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and counsel to US Senator John Danforth.
Jeff's clients include media, energy, biotech, healthcare, communications, and defense companies, real estate developers, law firms, private investment funds, and non-profits, and political parties and candidates. Jeff has advised campaigns at local, state, and federal levels, including six presidential campaigns.
He has been senior management at major media companies, including head of Communications for CBS News, head of Public Policy for KKR's Primedia Inc., and head of Network Affairs for Time Warner and NBC's Court TV. He achieved success launching a communications tech startup now trading on the NYSE. A graduate of Yale Law School, Jeff was counsel to the US Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and counsel to US Senator John Danforth.
Jeff's clients include media, energy, biotech, healthcare, communications, and defense companies, real estate developers, law firms, private investment funds, and non-profits, and political parties and candidates. Jeff has advised campaigns at local, state, and federal levels, including six presidential campaigns.
"Jeff Ballabon is the A-list behind-the-scenes negotiator, facilitator and liaison between governments and private enterprise in this country and abroad. When Jeff Ballabon tells you he can do something, consider it done, and done well."
Radio America
Bruce Abramson is an experienced technologist, economist, attorney, and policy analyst. His multidisciplinary practice emphasizes research methodology and strategic problem solving. He has launched and led two technology law consulting firms and a pro-Israel advocacy group. His clients have ranged from individuals and startups to Fortune 100 companies, government agencies, and international organizations.
Bruce has contributed to the scholarly literature on computing, business, economics, law, and foreign policy, and written extensively about American politics and policy. Over time, he has developed two particularly valuable areas of expertise. He is a master at pulling together information from diverse sources to craft a coherent story, and he excels at troubleshooting problems handed to him even when they are already past due and over budget.
Bruce has contributed to the scholarly literature on computing, business, economics, law, and foreign policy, and written extensively about American politics and policy. Over time, he has developed two particularly valuable areas of expertise. He is a master at pulling together information from diverse sources to craft a coherent story, and he excels at troubleshooting problems handed to him even when they are already past due and over budget.
Robert Norton has over 35 years of experience in media production and financing. He was the Chief Business Officer and Chief Financial Officer of Animal Logic, the Sydney-based animation and digital effects producer responsible for box office successes Happy Feet, The Lego Movie series, and the 2018 live-action/animation success Peter Rabbit. Prior to Animal Logic he served for nine years as Chief Financial Officer of Endgame Entertainment the producer of Looper, the Steven Soderbergh directed Side Effects, and the Oscar-nominated An Education.
As Chief Operating Officer of Scott Free, the film production company owned by directors Ridley and Tony Scott, Mr. Norton was responsible for all business aspects of the company that produced GI Jane, Crimson Tide, and the Oscar-winning Gladiator. He has held senior executive positions at 3D powerhouse RealD, Landscape Entertainment, and InterMedia Group and began his career at Lucasfilm, Ltd.
Bob has taught as a member of the adjunct faculty of the UCLA Producer’s Program and is currently an active member of The British Academy of Film and Television Arts and the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. He earned his MBA from Harvard Business School.
As Chief Operating Officer of Scott Free, the film production company owned by directors Ridley and Tony Scott, Mr. Norton was responsible for all business aspects of the company that produced GI Jane, Crimson Tide, and the Oscar-winning Gladiator. He has held senior executive positions at 3D powerhouse RealD, Landscape Entertainment, and InterMedia Group and began his career at Lucasfilm, Ltd.
Bob has taught as a member of the adjunct faculty of the UCLA Producer’s Program and is currently an active member of The British Academy of Film and Television Arts and the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. He earned his MBA from Harvard Business School.
Resident in B2’s Israel office is Aviv Ayash, highly networked in Israel’s innovative and high-tech industries, including Aerospace, Cyber, Defense, Energy, Safety, Security, and Smart City.
Aviv has direct experience in both American and Israeli policy, having worked in Washington DC for Congressman Alcee L. Hastings (D-FL), and in Jerusalem for Knesset Member Major General (Res.) Eyal Ben Reuven of the Zionist Union party, led by now-President of Israel Isaac Herzog.
Prior to joining B2, Aviv served as foreign policy advisor to Israel’s Minister of Energy, Dr. Yuval Steinitz, where he formulated protocols to strengthen Israel’s energy security, led strategies to stimulate investment in Israel’s natural gas resources, and promoted international awareness of Israel’s cutting-edge renewable energy sector. He represented the Government of Israel in numerous negotiations, including with the United States, Cyprus, Egypt, France, Greece, Italy, Jordan, Lebanon, and the Palestinian Authority.
Aviv holds degrees in Government and Public Policy, Political Science, and International Relations and was the Director of the Israel Engagement Center at Rutgers University Hillel. He served as a combat soldier in the Intelligence Corps of the IDF and, from 2008 to 2015, served on the security detail protecting the U.S. Embassy in Tel-Aviv.
Aviv has direct experience in both American and Israeli policy, having worked in Washington DC for Congressman Alcee L. Hastings (D-FL), and in Jerusalem for Knesset Member Major General (Res.) Eyal Ben Reuven of the Zionist Union party, led by now-President of Israel Isaac Herzog.
Prior to joining B2, Aviv served as foreign policy advisor to Israel’s Minister of Energy, Dr. Yuval Steinitz, where he formulated protocols to strengthen Israel’s energy security, led strategies to stimulate investment in Israel’s natural gas resources, and promoted international awareness of Israel’s cutting-edge renewable energy sector. He represented the Government of Israel in numerous negotiations, including with the United States, Cyprus, Egypt, France, Greece, Italy, Jordan, Lebanon, and the Palestinian Authority.
Aviv holds degrees in Government and Public Policy, Political Science, and International Relations and was the Director of the Israel Engagement Center at Rutgers University Hillel. He served as a combat soldier in the Intelligence Corps of the IDF and, from 2008 to 2015, served on the security detail protecting the U.S. Embassy in Tel-Aviv.
Elie Pieprz is a campaign & marketing guru whose career gravitates to the nexus of government and business, faith and freedom, security and diplomacy. He has been a DC-based lobbyist, TV producer, and marketing coordinator for Microsoft, where he was on the launch team for both Windows ME and Windows XP.
Elie also is one of America’s most influential and effective lobbyists at the state level. He served as the State Projects Director for Americans for Tax Reform, the premier taxpayer advocacy organization in the US, where he focused on tax, education, and insurance policy reform.
Elie also has served in senior roles on political campaigns at the federal and state level. His first significant race was Rudy Giuliani’s first successful mayoral campaign and, in 2012, one of Elie’s Israeli campaigns earned Campaigns & Elections’ prestigious Reed Award for outstanding foreign political campaign.
After moving to Israel, Elie founded the International Affairs Division for the YESHA Council – an umbrella organization consisting of the 24 elected Israeli Governors and Mayors of Judea and Samaria (often referred to as the “West Bank”).
He serves as the Director of International Affairs for Israel’s Defense & Security Forum, a movement of more than 3000 IDF officers focused on ensuring maximum alignment between front-line defense and security concerns and Israel’s political and diplomatic needs. He simultaneously serves as Director of International Affairs for Sharaka, an Israel-and-UAE based initiative that builds on the Abraham Accords, actively leading delegations between the Arab and Muslim nations and Israel promoting leadership, cooperation, and genuine friendship among rising young influencers and entrepreneurs.
Elie also is one of America’s most influential and effective lobbyists at the state level. He served as the State Projects Director for Americans for Tax Reform, the premier taxpayer advocacy organization in the US, where he focused on tax, education, and insurance policy reform.
Elie also has served in senior roles on political campaigns at the federal and state level. His first significant race was Rudy Giuliani’s first successful mayoral campaign and, in 2012, one of Elie’s Israeli campaigns earned Campaigns & Elections’ prestigious Reed Award for outstanding foreign political campaign.
After moving to Israel, Elie founded the International Affairs Division for the YESHA Council – an umbrella organization consisting of the 24 elected Israeli Governors and Mayors of Judea and Samaria (often referred to as the “West Bank”).
He serves as the Director of International Affairs for Israel’s Defense & Security Forum, a movement of more than 3000 IDF officers focused on ensuring maximum alignment between front-line defense and security concerns and Israel’s political and diplomatic needs. He simultaneously serves as Director of International Affairs for Sharaka, an Israel-and-UAE based initiative that builds on the Abraham Accords, actively leading delegations between the Arab and Muslim nations and Israel promoting leadership, cooperation, and genuine friendship among rising young influencers and entrepreneurs.