Dr Liat Yakir is a biologist, lecturer and Empathy consultant. Liat holds her Ph.D and Master's degrees from the Biochemistry Faculty and Molecular Genetics Department at the Weizmann Institute of Science. Liat finished her Bachelor studies at the Life Sciences Faculty at Tel Aviv university.  Today Dr. Yakir lectures and studies the evolutionary roots of human behavior. She helps organizations practice and elevate empathy skills, for the benefit of wellbeing and hapinees of their employees.

In the past Dr. Yakir participated as a biology expert in the popular program ‘Marriage at First Sight’ on Israeli national TV.