Professor Eli Gilbai is a the founder and Academic director of the Master of Business Taxation Program (M.B.T.) at the College of Management, Chair of tax studies, School of Management, Tel Aviv University. He holds an LL.B. from Bar Ilan University Law School, and B.A. (Accounting and Economics), LL.M. and J.S.D (2003) from Tel Aviv University.

Professor Gilbai taught at Tel Aviv University Law Faculty, and nowadays teaches at the M.B.T. and School of Management, Tel-Aviv University; he holds the Chair of Tax department at the Israeli Accountant Council.

In the past, Professor Gilbai served 13 years in the Israeli Tax Authority, in several positions, including Vice Income Tax Assessor for Major Factories, and Manager of Receivership, liquidation and Bankruptcy division of the ITA Commissionership. Since 2003, Professor Gilbai manages Prof. Eli Gilbai – Law Firm.