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He was Chief Analyst of Edible Commodities, Manager of Research and Analysis Division, Manager of the Data Processing Division, Vice President in charge of RND and Advanced Technologies, Vice President in charge of Sovereign Debt Financing.
He was a Senior Business Correspondent for United Press International. Raised funds through a series of private placements locally in the USA, Canada and London.
1993 to 1996
Publisher and Editor of a Capital Markets Newsletter distributed by subscription only to dozens of subscribers countrywide.
Tried and incarcerated for 11 months for his role in an attempted takeover of Israel's Agriculture Bank involving securities fraud.
Managed the Internet and International News Department of an Israeli mass media group, "Ha-Tikshoret and Namer".
Assistant in the Law Faculty in Tel-Aviv University (to Prof.
He is a columnist and an analyst, most recently in “Brussels Morning”. The firm financed international multi-lateral countertrade and leasing transactions.
1988 to 1990
Co-founder and Director of "Mikbats-Tesuah", a portfolio management firm based in Tel-Aviv.
Activities included large-scale portfolio management, underwriting, forex trading and general financial advisory services.
1990 to Present
Freelance consultant to many of Israel's Blue-Chip firms, mainly on issues related to the capital markets in Israel, Canada, the UK and the USA.
Consultant to foreign RND ventures and to Governments on macro-economic matters.
Freelance journalist in various media in the United States.
1990 to 1995
President of the Israel chapter of the Professors World Peace Academy (PWPA) and (briefly) Israel representative of the "Washington Times".
1993 to 1994
Co-owner and Director of many business enterprises:
– The Omega and Energy Air-Conditioning Concern
– AVP Financial Consultants
– Handiman Legal Services
Total annual turnover of the group: 10 million USD.
Co-owner, Director and Finance Manager of COSTI Ltd.
– Israel's largest computerised information vendor and developer. He is a former Visiting Professor of Psychology at Southern Federal University, Rostov-on-Don, Russia (2017-22). Business Experience
III. in Philosophy (dissertation: "Time Asymmetry Revisited") - Pacific Western University, California, USA
Graduate of numerous courses in Finance Theory and International Trading.
Certified E-Commerce Concepts Analyst by Brainbench.
Certified in Psychological Counselling Techniques by Brainbench.
Certified Financial Analyst by Brainbench.
Full proficiency in Hebrew and in English.
Business Experience
1980 to 1983
Founder and co-owner of a chain of computerized information kiosks in Tel-Aviv, Israel.
1982 to 1985
Senior positions with the Nessim D.
Gaon Group of Companies in Geneva, Paris and New-York (NOGA and APROFIM SA):
- Chief Analyst of Edible Commodities in the Group's Headquarters in Switzerland.
- Manager of the Research and Analysis Division
- Manager of the Data Processing Division
- Project Manager of the Nigerian Computerized Census
- Vice President in charge of RND and Advanced Technologies
- Vice President in charge of Sovereign Debt Financingg
1985 to 1986
Represented Canadian Venture Capital Funds in Israel.
1986 to 1987
General Manager of IPE Ltd.
in London. He was an Economic Advisor to the Government of the Republic of Macedonia and to the Ministry of Finance.
In addition to his position as editor-in-chief of the Global Politician, he writes regularly for other publications, such as The International Analyst Network, and The Online American Chronicle.
He was President of the Israel Chapter of The Professors World Peace Academy (PWPA) and, briefly, the Israel representative of the “Washington Times”.
He is director of many international companies and winner of many awards.
He is the Former United Press International (UPI) Senior Business Correspondent, former Editor-in-Chief, Global Politician and Investment Politics, Head of the Israel Office of the Washington Times and Middle East Times, Senior Correspondent in the New York Daily Sun and a columnist in the Allied Newspapers Group and “Central Europe Review”.
His areas of interests are psychology, international affairs, business and economics, and philosophy.
He has written hundreds of professional articles on finance and economics, and numerous articles dealing with geopolitical and political economic issues published in both print and Web based periodicals in many countries.
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Education
II. in Physics (dissertation: "Time Asymmetry Revisited") Pacific Western University (PWU), California, USA (California Miramar University purchased the California State Approval of Pacific Western University in 2007) (Testimony)
1982-5: Graduate of numerous courses in Finance Theory and International Trading in the UK and USA.
Certified E-Commerce Concepts Analyst by Brainbench (more).
Certified in Psychological Counselling Techniques by Brainbench (more).
He has also written for Central Europe Review about political issues in the Balkans, as well as for the Middle East Times. S.G. Shoham).
1996 to 1999
Financial consultant to leading businesses in Macedonia, Russia and the Czech Republic.
Economic commentator in "Nova Makedonija", "Dnevnik", "Makedonija Denes", "Izvestia", "Argumenti i Fakti", "The Middle East Times", "The New Presence", "Central Europe Review", and other periodicals, and in the economic programs on various channels of Macedonian Television.
Chief Lecturer in courses in Macedonia organised by the Agency of Privatization, by the Stock Exchange, and by the Ministry of Trade.
1999 to 2002
Economic Advisor to the Government of the Republic of Macedonia and to the Ministry of Finance.
2001 to 2003
Senior Business Correspondent for United Press International (UPI).
2005 -
Associate Editor and columnist, Global Politician
Founding Analyst, The Analyst Network
Contributing Writer, American Chronicle
Expert, Self-growth and Bizymoms and contributor to Mental Health Matters
2007-2008
Columnist and analyst in "Nova Makedonija", "Fokus", and "Kapital" (Macedonian papers and newsweeklies).
2008-2011
Member of the Steering Committee for the Advancement of Healthcare in the Republic of Macedonia
Advisor to the Minister of Health of Macedonia
Seminars and lectures on economic issues in various forums in Macedonia.
2011-
Editor in Chief of Global Politician and Investment Politics
Columnist in Dnevnik and Publika, Fokus, and Nova Makedonija (North Macedonia)
Columnist in InfoPlus and Libertas
Member CFACT Board of Advisors
Contributor to Recovering the Self
Columnist in New York Daily Sun
Professor of Clinical Psychology and Professor of Business Management at CIAPS (Commonwealth Institute of Advanced Professional Studies in Cambridge and Birmingham UK; Ontario, Canada; and Lagos, Nigeria) (Detailed Bio)(Letter of Appointment)
Visting Professor of Psychology and Economics in South East European University (SEEU) (Letters of Appointment 2024-6 1, 2)
Columnist in Brussels Morning (sample, sample)
2017-2022
Visiting Professor of Psychology in Southern Federal University, Rostov-on-Don, Russia
Web and Journalistic Activities
Author of extensive Web sites in:
– Psychology ("Malignant Self-love: Narcissism Revisited”) – an Open Directory Cool Site for 8 years.
– Philosophy ("Philosophical Musings"),
– Economics and Geopolitics ("World in Conflict and Transition").
Owner of the Narcissistic Abuse Study List, the Toxic Relationships List, and the Abusive Relationships Newsletter (more than 8,000 members).
Owner of the Economies in Conflict and Transition Study List and the Links and Factoid Study List.
Editor of mental health disorders and Central and Eastern Europe categories in various Web directories (Open Directory, Search Europe, Mentalhelp.net).
Editor of the Personality Disorders, Narcissistic Personality Disorder, the Verbal and Emotional Abuse, and the Spousal (Domestic) Abuse and Violence topics on Suite 101 and contributing author on Bellaonline.
Columnist and commentator in Brussels Morning, "The New Presence", United Press International (UPI), InternetContent, eBookWeb, PopMatters, Global Politician, Analyst Network, Conservative Voice, American Chronicle Media Group, eBookNet.org, and "Central Europe Review".
Publications and Awards
“Proposal to Augment Israel’s Foreign Exchange Reserves”, Fabius International, Tel-Aviv, 1985
"Managing Investment Portfolios in States of Uncertainty", Limon Publishers, Tel-Aviv, 1988
"Games of Luck: Everything You Wanted To Know about Gambling", Limon Publishers, Tel-Aviv, 1990
"Requesting My Loved One: Short Stories", Miskal-Yedioth Aharonot, Tel-Aviv, 1997
"The Suffering of Being Kafka” (electronic book of Hebrew and English Short Fiction), Prague, 1998-2004
"The Macedonian Economy at a Crossroads – On the Way to a Healthier Economy" (dialogues with Nikola Gruevski), Skopje, 1998
"The Exporter’s Pocketbook" Ministry of Trade, Republic of Macedonia, Skopje, 1999
"Malignant Self-love: Narcissism Revisited", Narcissus Publications, Prague, 1999-2007 (Read excerpts - click here)
The Narcissism, Psychopathy, and Abuse in Relationships Series
(E-books regarding relationships with abusive narcissists and psychopaths), Prague, 1999-2010
Personality Disorders Revisited (e-book about personality disorders), Prague, 2007
"After the Rain – How the West Lost the East", Narcissus Publications in association with Central Europe Review/CEENMI, Prague and Skopje, 2000
More than 50 e-books about psychology, international affairs, business and economics, philosophy, short fiction, and reference (free download here)
Winner of numerous awards, among them Israel's Council of Culture and Art Prize for Maiden Prose (1997), The Rotary Club Award for Social Studies (1976), and the Bilateral Relations Studies Award of the American Embassy in Israel (1978).
Hundreds of professional articles in all fields of finance and economics, and numerous articles dealing with geopolitical and political economic issues published in both print and Web periodicals in many countries.
Many appearances in the electronic and print media on subjects in psychology, philosophy, and the sciences, and concerning economic matters.
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Sam Vaknin is a professor of clinical psychology and business studies.
Certified Financial Analyst by Brainbench (more).
Full proficiency in Hebrew and in English.
Business Experience
1979 to 1983
Commentator in Yedioth Aharonot, Ma’ariv, and Bamakhane.Published sci-fi short fiction in Fantasy 2000.
Founder and co-owner of a chain of computerised information kiosks in Tel-Aviv, Israel.
1982 to 1985
Senior positions with the Nessim D.
Gaon Group of Companies in Geneva, Paris and New-York (NOGA and APROFIM SA):
– Chief Analyst of Edible Commodities in the Group's Headquarters in Switzerland
– Manager of the Research and Analysis Division
– Manager of the Data Processing Division
– Project Manager of the Nigerian Computerised Census
– Vice President in charge of RND and Advanced Technologies
– Vice President in charge of Sovereign Debt Financing
1985 to 1986
Represented Canadian Venture Capital Funds in Israel.
1986 to 1987
General Manager of IPE Ltd.
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Born in 1961 in Qiryat-Yam, Israel.
Served in the Israeli Defence Force (1979-1982) in training and education units.
Education
1970-1978: Completed nine years of study in the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa (psychology, ecology, medicine) (correspondence)
1982-3: Ph.D.
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Publications and Awards
“Managing Investment Portfolios in States of Uncertainty”, Limon Publishers, Tel-Aviv,
1988
“The Gambling Industry”, Limon Publishers, Tel-Aviv, 1990
“Requesting My Loved One: Short Stories”, Miskal-Yedioth Aharonot, Tel-Aviv, 1997
“The Suffering of Being Kafka” (electronic book of Hebrew and English Short Fiction),
Prague, 1998-2004
“The Macedonian Economy at a Crossroads – On the Way to a Healthier Economy”
(dialogues with Nikola Gruevski), Skopje, 1998
“The Exporter’s Pocketbook” Ministry of Trade, Republic of Macedonia, Skopje, 1999
“Malignant Self-love: Narcissism Revisited”, Narcissus Publications, Prague, 1999-
2007
The Narcissism, Psychopathy, and Abuse in Relationships Series
(E-books regarding relationships with abusive narcissists and psychopaths), Prague, 1999-
2010
Personality Disorders Revisited (e-book about personality disorders), Prague, 2007
“After the Rain – How the West Lost the East”, Narcissus Publications in association with
Central Europe Review/CEENMI, Prague and Skopje, 2000
More than 50 e-books about psychology, international affairs, business and economics,
philosophy, short fiction, and reference
Winner of numerous awards, among them Israel’s Council of Culture and Art Prize for
Maiden Prose (1997), The Rotary Club Award for Social Studies (1976), and the Bilateral
Relations Studies Award of the American Embassy in Israel (1978).
Hundreds of professional articles in all fields of finance and economics, and numerous
articles dealing with geopolitical and political economic issues published in both print and
Web periodicals in many countries.
Many appearances in the electronic and print media on subjects in psychology, philosophy,
and the sciences, and concerning economic matters.
Citations via Google Scholar page
Academia.edu Page and Citations
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I.
The firm financed international multi-lateral countertrade and leasing transactions.
1988 to 1990
Co-founder and Director of "Mikbats - Tesuah", a portfolio management firm based in Tel-Aviv.
Activities included large-scale portfolio management, underwriting, forex trading and general financial advisory services.
1990 to Present
Freelance consultant to many of Israel's Blue-Chip firms, mainly on issues related to the capital markets in Israel, Canada, the UK and the USA.
Consultant to foreign RND ventures and to Governments on macro-economic matters.
Freelance journalist in various media in the United States.
1990 to 1995
President of the Israel chapter of the Professors World Peace Academy (PWPA) and (briefly) Israel representative of the "Washington Times".
1993 to 1994
Co-owner and Director of many business enterprises:
- The Omega and Energy Air-Conditioning Concern
- AVP Financial Consultants
- Handiman Legal Services
-Total a
nnual turnover of the group: 10 million USD.
Co-owner, Director and Finance Manager of COSTI Ltd.
-‚ Israel's largest computerized information vendor and developer. He served as an economic advisor to governments on 3 continents and financial advisor to multinationals.
Bio
Vaknin is a trained financial analyst and a certified psychological counsellor with vast international business and political experience. He is also an author of dozens of books in psychology, international affairs, philosophy, economics, short fiction, and poetry.
Sam has worked in England, the USA, Switzerland, Israel, North Macedonia, Russia and in the Czech Republic.
S.G. Shoham).
1996 to 1999
Financial consultant to leading businesses in Macedonia, Russia and the Czech Republic.
Economic commentator in "Nova Makedonija", "Dnevnik", "Izvestia", "Argumenti i Fakti", "The Middle East Times", "Makedonija Denes", "The New Presence", "Central Europe Review" , and other periodicals and in the economic programs on various channels of Macedonian Television.
Chief Lecturer in courses organized by the Agency of Transformation, by the Macedonian Stock Exchange and by the Ministry of Trade.
1999 to 2002
Economic Advisor to the Government of the Republic of Macedonia and to the Ministry of Finance.
2001 to 2003
Senior Business Correspondent for United Press International (UPI)
2007
Associate Editor, Global Politician
Founding Analyst, The Analyst Network
Contributing Writer, The American Chronicle Media Group
Expert, Self-growth.com
2007-2008
Columnist and analyst in "Nova Makedonija", "Fokus", and "Kapital" (Macedonian papers and newsweeklies).
2008-
Member of the Steering Committee for the Advancement of Healthcare in the Republic of Macedonia
Advisor to the Minister of Health of Macedonia
Seminars and lectures on economic issues in various forums in Macedonia.
Web and Journalistic Activities
Author of extensive Web sites in:
- Psychology ("Malignant Self Love") - An Open Directory Cool Site for 8 years.
- Philosophy ("Philosophical Musings"),
- Economics and Geopolitics ("World in Conflict and Transition").
Owner of the Narcissistic Abuse Study Lists and the Abusive Relationships Newsletter (more than 6,000 members).
Owner of the Economies in Conflict and Transition Study List , the Toxic Relationships Study List, and the Link and Factoid Study List.
Editor of mental health disorders and Central and Eastern Europe categories in various Web directories (Open Directory, Search Europe, Mentalhelp.net).
Editor of the Personality Disorders, Narcissistic Personality Disorder, the Verbal and Emotional Abuse, and the Spousal (Domestic) Abuse and Violence topics on Suite 101 and Bellaonline.
Columnist and commentator in "The New Presence", United Press International (UPI), InternetContent, eBookWeb, PopMatters, Global Politician, The Analyst Network, Conservative Voice, The American Chronicle Media Group, eBookNet.org, and "Central Europe Review".
Publications and Awards
"Managing Investment Portfolios in states of Uncertainty", Limon Publishers, Tel-Aviv, 1988
"The Gambling Industry", Limon Publishers, Tel-Aviv, 1990
"Requesting My Loved One - Short Stories", Yedioth Aharonot, Tel-Aviv, 1997
"The Suffering of Being Kafka" (electronic book of Hebrew and English Short Fiction), Prague, 1998-2004
"The Macedonian Economy at a Crossroads - On the Way to a Healthier Economy" (dialogues with Nikola Gruevski), Skopje, 1998
"The Exporters' Pocketbook", Ministry of Trade, Republic of Macedonia, Skopje, 1999
"Malignant Self Love - Narcissism Revisited", Narcissus Publications, Prague, 1999-2007 (Read excerpts - click here)
The Narcissism Series (e-books regarding relationships with abusive narcissists), Prague, 1999-2007
Personality Disorders Revisited (e-book about personality disorders), Prague, 2007
"After the Rain - How the West Lost the East", Narcissus Publications in association with Central Europe Review/CEENMI, Prague and Skopje, 2000
Winner of numerous awards, among them Israel's Council of Culture and Art Prize for Maiden Prose (1997), The Rotary Club Award for Social Studies (1976), and the Bilateral Relations Studies Award of the American Embassy in Israel (1978).
Hundreds of professional articles in all fields of finance and economics, and numerous articles dealing with geopolitical and political economic issues published in both print and Web periodicals in many countries.
Many appearances in the electronic media on subjects in philosophy and the sciences, and concerning economic matters.
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APA Reference
Vaknin, S.
(2008, November 2).