Yosef I. Abramowitz is CEO of Energiya Global Capital, international chair of the Eilat-Eilot Renewable Energy Conference, and a co-founder of Israel’s solar industry. He was named “Person of the Year” by the Israel Energy and Business Conference and one of the six leading Green Pioneers worldwide by CNN. Abramowitz ran for president as Israel’s first private-sector candidate and has advised dozens of governments, including throughout the Middle East, on how to develop their solar industries. He has led solar training programs for Palestinian engineers in the West Bank as well as Bedouin engineering students and was the only Israeli at the founding World Future Energy Summit in Abu Dhabi. He wishes to thank David Micley and Nasser Al Amuri for their research assistance, as well as Gershon Baskin and Hanna Siniora for their insights.