Albert Einstein be followed, he suggested, by a Chemical Institute and an Institute of Microbiology, to fight the various ongoing epidemics such as malaria, which he called an "evil" that was undermining a third of the country's development. Establishing an Oriental Studies Institute, to include language courses given in both Hebrew and Arabic, for scientific exploration of the country and its historical monuments, was also important. Chaim Weizmann later became Israel's first president. Upon his death while in office in November 1952 and at the urging of Ezriel Carlebach, Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion offered Einstein the position of President of Israel, a
Howard Weizmann as Senior Vice President for European Business Operations and Human Resources for Digex, Inc. Prior to his tenure at Digex, Weizmann was the Managing Consultant of Watson Wyatt's (a human resource consulting firm which is today, Towers Watson) Washington, Richmond and Philadelphia offices. Weizmann also served as a Vice President of Aetna Life Insurance. From 1988 until 1992 Weizmann was the Executive Director of the American Benefits Council, a trade association which actively supports the employer-sponsored pension and health systems. Weizmann was also a lawyer and executive with Sun Company (Sunoco) during the 1980s and spent several years as an