Dr. Oleg Komlik is a scholar, academic entrepreneur, and organizational consultant. He is the founder, editor-in-chief, and lead writer of the ES/PE community.

Oleg Komlik is Head of the Undergraduate Program in Behavioral Sciences and Lecturer in Organizational and Economic Sociology at the College of Management, Israel. From 2014 to 2023 he served as the Chairman of the Junior Sociologists Network of the International Sociological Association. In 2017, he was selected as a Young Global Changer by the G20’s Research and Policy Advice Network. (See the full academic CV here)

Dr. Komlik’s professional journey is shaped by the study of the influence of power, interests, and ideas on economic policymaking, institutions, law, and organizations.
His doctoral dissertation analyzed the institutional relationship between Israeli banks and the state agencies over time. In particular, the research scrutinized the evolution of the Israeli banking system and the institutional changes of the banking sector and the financial system in the Neoliberal age.
His MA thesis examined the legislative process through which the global Anti-Money laundering norms and rules have been institutionalized in Israel in accordance with the local societal, political, and economic context. This research was awarded the Best Master Thesis Prize by the Israeli Sociological Society, and the Outstanding Master’s Thesis (2nd award) by the Israeli Political Science Association.

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