Prof. Gabriela Shalev is the President of the Academic Council and Rector of the Ono Academic College. Until 2002 she served as a Professor of Law at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem. She also taught, as a Guest-Professor, in different universities in North America and Europe. Prof. Shalev is a permanent participant in international conferences as an expert on contract law and comparative law.

Prof. Shalev received the Susman Law Prize (1989); the Zeltner Law Prize (1991) and in 2003 she won an honorary prize of the Israeli Bar Association for special achievements in academic research. She is a member of the International Academy of Comparative Law. Prof. Shalev published nine books and some hundred articles, most of them deal in contract law and comparative law.

Prof. Shalev is a member of many bodies and public committees such as the Tribunal for Standard Form Contracts, the Committee for Codification of Civil Law, the Executive of the Israeli Democracy Institute. She is also a member of the Presidency of the Movement for Quality Government, and more. Professor Shalev is a member of Boards of Directors of leading Israeli companies such as Teva, Osem, Delek

Prof Shalev is a Member of the Board of Governors since June 2006.