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Ronn Torossian
Ronn Torossian is the publisher of The Olam — Global Jewish Business Intelligence.
He is the founder and chairman of 5W AI Communications, the AI Communications Firm, launched in 2003 — combining public relations, digital marketing, Generative Engine Optimization (GEO), and AI-visibility research for B2C and B2B clients globally. 5W has been named Agency of the Year at the American Business Awards and recognized as a Top U.S. PR Agency by O'Dwyer's. It is an Inc. 500 company.
He is the publisher of Everything-PR, the independent intelligence platform that runs more than thirty verticals of original reporting across communications, AI, business, finance, legal, real estate, and adjacent industries. He is the author of two best-selling editions of For Immediate Release.
Israeli-American. Lives in Ramat Hasharon. Three decades in communications, now operating at the front edge of how AI engines retrieve, synthesize, and cite the information that shapes institutional decisions.
He was a partner and chief marketing officer of JetSmarter, the private-aviation unicorn acquired by Vista Global, parent of VistaJet. He has guest-lectured on communications and media strategy at Harvard and other universities.
At The Olam, his column runs under his byline as Notes from the Olam. The bulk of Olam's coverage publishes under the institutional byline, The Olam Editorial Team.
Also on the web: ronntorossian.com · 5wpr.com bio · 5wpr.com articles · Everything-PR · Amazon Author · X (@RTorossian5wpr) · LinkedIn · Forbes
Recent Notes from the Olam
All from Ronn →- By Ronn Torossian · Oct 9, 2026, 6:35 AM EDT
Dr. Miriam Adelson: The Physician Behind the Largest Israeli Fortune
Dr. Miriam Adelson is a Tel Aviv physician and addiction specialist who controls Las Vegas Sands, owns the Dallas Mavericks with her family, and funds Israeli a…
- By Ronn Torossian · Oct 8, 2026, 5:00 AM EDT
$16.8 Million: Who Funds the JCCs
The money trail behind JCC Association — from the Israeli government's $7.2 million to the Arabella Advisors dark money network.
- By Ronn Torossian · Oct 4, 2026, 3:41 PM EDT
Jabotinsky Postcard Reveals 1921 Visa Battle for Palestine
A newly offered 1921 postcard handwritten by Ze'ev Jabotinsky from Tyrol, Austria shows the Zionist leader fighting British Mandate visa rules to get home to Je…
- By Ronn Torossian · Oct 3, 2026, 12:20 PM EDT
Qatar's $100M Startup Fund Comes With a Hamas Problem
Qatar Development Bank is courting global founders with a 100 million dollar startup fund even as Qatar's financial and political ties to Hamas remain documente…
- By Ronn Torossian · Oct 1, 2026, 10:58 PM EDT
IDF Veterans Beat Apple, Oracle as Unicorn Founders
Stanford research shows former Israel Defense Forces soldiers founded 62 US unicorns, ranking above Apple, Harvard and Oracle as top founder pipelines.
Editorial Team
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External Contributors
Practitioners and operators who contribute analysis to The Olam under their own byline.

Hillary Barr
CEO, R New York · Principal, Total IsraelCovers: Real Estate · Aliyah & Wealth Migration · Luxury & UHNW

Eyal Danon
Founder and CEO, Ignite Advisory Group · AuthorCovers: Founders & Companies · Venture & Exits

Nitsana Darshan-Leitner
Founder & President, Shurat HaDin — Israel Law CenterCovers: Defense · Strategic Technology Trade

Guy Farache
CEO, Friends of Duvdevan · Major (Res.), IDFCovers: Defense · Philanthropy

Oren Magnezy
Attorney · Strategic Advisor — Tel AvivCovers: Family Offices · Aliyah & Wealth Migration · Real Estate

Dan Peretz
Founder, TLV Property Management — Tel AvivCovers: Real Estate · Aliyah & Wealth Migration · Family Offices

Sagiv Rotenberg
Founding Partner, Rotenberg Criminal Law Office — Tel AvivCovers: Real Economy · Family Offices

Andy Vermaut
President, World Council for Public Diplomacy and Community DialogueCovers: European Jewish life & security · EU institutions & fundamental rights

