Yaniv Friedman holds a law degree (LLB) from Tel Aviv University and began his career as an attorney with Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP. He moved into the energy sector as Vice President Strategy at Avner Oil Exploration, part of the Delek Group, before being appointed Deputy CEO of Delek Drilling and Avner Oil Exploration. He subsequently became Executive Chairman of Ithaca Energy.
He was a panellist at the 2nd Mare Forum Cyprus in 2013 and the 3rd Mare Forum Cyprus in 2014.