{{Infobox person | name = Terry Newman | image = Terry Newman (cropped).jpg | birth_date = {{birth year and age|1981}} | birth_place = London, England | alma_mater = {{plainlist| * University of Oxford (BA) * Tel Aviv University (MA) }} | occupation = {{plainlist| * Entrepreneur * Investor * Author }} | years_active = 2004–present | boards = {{plainlist| * BINA – The Home of Israeli Judaism }} | notable_works = ''The Jewish Century'' | spouse = Yamit Newman | children = 4 }}
'''Terry Newman''' (born 1981) is a British-Israeli investor, businessman and author.<ref name="auto2">{{Cite web|url=https://www.jpost.com/business-and-innovation/article-838760|title=Terry Newman redefining Israel's identity |date=January 22, 2025|website=The Jerusalem Post}}</ref> He is the founder and chairman of MCC London Limited, a company specializing in modular healthcare construction.<ref name="auto3">{{Cite web|url=https://www.jewishnews.co.uk/the-entrepreneur-helping-the-corona-challenge-2/|title=The entrepreneur fighting the outbreak|first=Candice|last=Krieger|date=March 13, 2020 |website=Jewish News}}</ref>
Newman is a member of the World Jewish Congress's Jewish Diplomatic Corps, and in 2025 was appointed chairman of the public board of BINA – The Home of Israeli Judaism.<ref name="auto1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.jpost.com/not-just-news/aliya-stories-quiet-contributions-470023|title=Aliya Stories: Quiet Contributions|date=October 13, 2016|website=The Jerusalem Post}}</ref><ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://forward.com/opinion/457547/we-need-to-take-back-our-judaism-and-save-our-democracy/|title=Opinion | We need to take back our Judaism and save our democracy|date=October 30, 2020|website=Forward.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bina.org.il/|title=BINA – The Jewish Movement for Social Change|website=BINA|access-date=September 8, 2025}}</ref> He also co-founded the Tel Aviv International Salon. Newman serves on the board of The Equalizer, a sport and educational charity in Israel.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://en.the-equalizer.org/our-team/|title=Our Team – Board of Directors|website=The Equalizer|access-date=September 8, 2025}}</ref>
==Early life and education== Newman was born in 1981 in London and raised in Stanmore.<ref name="auto1"/><ref name="auto3"/> He attended the Haberdashers’ Aske's Boys’ School and spent a year studying at Yeshivat Ein Tzurim in Israel.<ref name="auto1"/><ref name="auto3"/> He earned a degree in Oriental studies and Jewish Studies from the University of Oxford during which he studied for a year at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.<ref name="auto1"/><ref name="auto3"/> Newman also holds a master's degree from Tel Aviv University in Security Studies and Diplomacy.
Prior to moving to Israel, Newman lived for a period in Cairo, Egypt where he worked with companies in the Qualifying industrial zone between Egypt, the United States, and Israel.<ref name="auto1"/> In 2006, at the age of 25, he immigrated to Israel (made aliyah) and settled in Tel Aviv.<ref name="auto1"/><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.calcalist.co.il/sport/articles/0%2C7340%2CL-3730769%2C00.html|title=מדד הדופק: "לקום ב-5 בבוקר, ולצאת לכבוש את העולם"}}</ref> He completed six months of mandatory military service in the Israel Defense Forces’ (IDF) search-and-rescue unit and continued to serve annually in the IDF reserves until released.<ref name="auto1"/>
==Career== Newman began his career in British politics as chief of staff to Lord Greville Janner in the House of Lords.<ref name="auto2"/><ref name="auto1"/> After a period as a strategy consultant at McKinsey & Company, he founded MCC London Limited (MCC Group) in 2007.<ref name="auto3"/> MCC designs and builds modular hospitals and medical facilities for governments and organizations and has executed projects in Africa, Asia and Latin America.<ref name="auto3"/> From 2019 to 2020, MCC installed ten mobile field hospitals in Peru for the country's Ministry of Health in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.<ref name="auto3"/><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.globes.co.il/news/article.aspx?did=1001321297|title=בעלי חברת ישראמרין מקים בי"ח מודולריים בפרו: "אפשר גם בישראל"|first=גלי|last=וינרב|date=March 10, 2020|via=Globes}}</ref>
In Israel, Newman served as the chairman of Isramarin Modular Construction, a company that uses pre-fabricated materials for rapid-construction housing. The company was sold in 2022.<ref name="auto3"/><ref name="auto1"/> He is also an entrepreneur and investor in the field of construction and property technology.
Newman is a member of the World Jewish Congress (WJC) Jewish Diplomatic Corps, a network involved in international advocacy.<ref name="auto"/> In June 2015, he chaired a WJC-organized rally in Geneva addressing the United Nations Human Rights Council.<ref name="auto1"/> He is also the Chairman of the public board of BINA - The Home of Israeli Judaism.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bina.org.il/|title=Bina: The Jewish Movement for Social Change|website=Bina|access-date=2025-09-09}}</ref> In 2008, Newman co-founded the Tel Aviv International Salon, a non-profit forum that hosts prominent speakers for young professionals.<ref name="auto"/> He serves on the board of The Equalizer, a leading sport and educational charity in Israel.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://en.the-equalizer.org/our-team/|title=The Equalizer – Board of Directors|website=The Equalizer|access-date=2025-09-09}}</ref>
In 2025, Newman was appointed chairman of the public board of BINA - The Home of Israeli Judaism. He hosts a podcast titled "A Fresh Perspective" and, as of 2025, is authoring a book, ''The Jewish Century'', on the relationship between Israel and global Jewry.<ref name="auto2"/>
==Personal life== Newman is married to Yamit Newman, and they have four children. The family resides in Tel Aviv, Israel. He is fluent in English, Arabic and Hebrew.<ref name="auto1"/>
In 2017, he completed the Israman Garmin triathlon in Eilat and finished the final 100 metres hand-in-hand with his youngest son. He also completed two ironman competitions in Germany and Spain.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ynet.co.il/articles/0%2C7340%2CL-4914919%2C00.html|title=אלו"ט מוכיחה שיש תקווה}}</ref>
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