President of Israel who is most likely to command a majority in the Knesset. The president awards the Israel Prize on Yom Ha'atzmaut and the Wolf Prize. The president also serves as the main speaker at the opening ceremonies of the half-yearly Knesset conference, as well as at the annual official ceremonies for Yom Hazikaron and Yom HaShoah. Most Israeli presidents were involved in national politics or Zionist activities before taking office. Some were also distinguished in other fields: for example, Chaim Weizmann was a leading research chemist who founded the Weizmann Institute of Science in Rehovot; Zalman Shazar was an author, poet,
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