Yaira Frankel-Schroeder lives in Modi’in with her husband and two daughters. She has been working for the past eight years as a lawyer in the legal department of the Israeli Antitrust Authority, where she has been responsible for banking, financial, intellectual property, communication, and the food and retail sectors. At her last position she served as the Deputy Legal Adviser for Civil Affairs. Following her army service in the intelligence corps, Yaira completed a year of Middle Eastern Studies at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and then joined the honors program for joint studies in law and business. She holds an LL.B. and M.B.A. degrees from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.