Danna Azrieli Hakim (; born 3 June 1967; Montreal, Canada) is an Israeli real-estate developer, and philanthropist. Azrieli has been the CEO of Azrieli Group, a publicly real estate company in Israel, since 2026, and had served as its chairperson from 2014 to 2026.Danna Hakim Azrieli – Chairman, Azrieli Group Ltd, BloombergCompany Website, Azrieli Group Website Azrieli is also chairwoman of the Azrieli Foundation (Israel), and a member of the Azrieli Foundation (Canada), and a board member of the Weizmann Institute of Science, Tel Aviv University, and the Darca schools. She has an estimated net worth of US$2.9 billion in 2026, according to Forbes.
Early life and education
Azrieli was born in Montreal, Canada, the youngest daughter of Stephanie Lefcort Azrieli and David Azrieli, Canadian real estate developer. Azrieli has a brother and two sisters, including Sharon, a soprano singer and cantor.
Azrieli attended Herzliah High School and holds a BA in Sociology and Anthropology, from Swarthmore College in 1990, and a Juris Doctor (JD) from Vermont Law School, in 1993.
Career Upon immigrating to Israel in 2000, Azrieli worked at Gornitzky & Co. until 2002 when she joined the Azrieli Group,Shlomit Lan and Hadas Magen, The Heiress to the Azrieli Empire, Globes English Website, 12 August 2014 a company founded by her father. It is known for developing shopping malls and office buildings in Israel. She led the diversification of Azrieli Group's assets into senior housing and data centers from its traditional focus on shopping centers and office towers.
Before appointed as chairwoman of Azrieli Group, Azrieli worked at the family's real estate business arm in the United States, Canpro Investment Ltd. From 2006, Azrieli was a director of Granite HaCarmel, and of its subsidiaries, Tambour, Sonol, Supergas and GES.Azrieli Group LTD Periodic Report 2010, Azrieli Group LTD website Azrieli was appointed as deputy Chairwoman of the Azrieli Group in 2010, when the company went public. She went on to act as Chairwoman of the Azrieli group in 2014 and was officially appointed to the role following her father's death in July of that year.Danna Azrieli steps in to replace ailing father, Globes, 3 July 2014 Danna Azrieli became acting CEO in 2025, and was permanently appointed to the position in February 2026.
Azrieli and her sisters inherited about 46 percent of the Azrieli Group after their father died in 2014.
From 2014 to 2021, the company increased its market capitalization from NIS 12 billion to a value of NIS 37 billion.Azrieli Group Ltd – Company Info, Bloomberg In this time, Azrieli Group built the Azrieli Sarona Tower, a skyscraper in Sarona neighborhood, Tel Aviv. the Palace Senior housing projects and other projects across Israel including Rishonim, Ramla Mall, in Holon, and Azrieli Town in Tel Aviv.Shlomit Tsur, Azrieli opens Modi'in sheltered housing project, Globes English Website, 8 October 2018 In 2016, Azrieli Group launched an Omnichannel ecommerce website, azrieli.com.Azrieli.com Website The company entered into the data center field in 2019 when it acquired 24% of the US-based company Compass Holdco for $200 million.Aviv Levy and Shany Moses, Azrieli invests $135m in North American data centers, Globes Website, 18 July 2019Reuters Staff, Israel's Azrieli buys stake in data centers firm Compass for $135 million, Reuters Website, 18 July 2020 In July 2021, the group purchased the Norwegian company Green Mountain Data Centers for NIS 2.8 billion.Omri Cohen, Azrieli Group buys Norwegian data centers co for NIS 2.3b, Globes Website, 19 July 2021 The company entered other new sectors, the company's real estate interests were diversified further to include the hotel sector and rental housing market.Shlomit Tsur, Work begins on Azrieli Center's 'spiral' tower, Globes Website, 19 December 2018India Block, KPF unveils scrolling supernal Tel Aviv skyscraper that will be Israel's tallest building, 4 January 2019, dezeen websiteNaama Barak, Israel's tallest tower to be added to Tel Aviv landmark, Israel21C, 27 December 2018Tofi Stoler and Billy Frenkel, Scrapped London Skyscraper Set to Dominate Tel Aviv Skyline, Calcalistech website, 20 December 2018
Philanthropy As Chairwoman of the Azrieli Foundation (Israel), and a member of the Canadian Azrieli Foundation, Azrieli supports a range of education programs, universities, research institutes, medical centers and hospitals.Azrieli Foundation Israel Website In 2004, she founded the Azrieli Empowerment Program that supports over 4000 at-risk middle school students across Israel. The program is managed by Darca Schools, where Azrieli is a board member. The Azrieli Foundation committed NIS 110 million to support the Empowerment Program and has recently donated another NIS 10 million for the "ELA" Educational Leadership Accelerator program.The Azrieli Foundation and the Darca Schools Announce a New Strategic Alliance, Darca schools Website, 2018
In 2018, Azrieli was the Israeli chair of the General Assembly of the Jewish Federation Annual Meeting in Israel. Azrieli spearheaded Tel-Aviv University's 2019 Architect Competition, as part of the Azrieli Foundation's NIS 75 million commitment to establish the David Azrieli School of Architecture in the university.for Azrieli School of Architecture building at TAU selected, Jerusalem Post, 4 August 2020 Azrieli sits on a number of boards including the International Board of Governors of the Weizmann Institute of Science,international Board Members, Weizmann Institute of Science Website the Board of Governors of Tel Aviv University,Board of Governors Members, Tel Aviv University Website and the board of the Holocaust Claims Conference, which promotes Shoah education and research and provides grants to organizations that assist Holocaust survivors around the world.Board of Directors, Holocaust Claims Conference She is also known for speaking about her father, who was a Holocaust survivor.
Books
References
External links Forbes: The World's Billionaires: Danna Azrieli, Forbes, November 2021 Danna Hakim Azrieli – Chairman, Azrieli Group Ltd, Bloomberg Azrieli Group Website Azrieli Foundation Israel Website