Eve Guterman.
Researcher, Producer, Writer
Eve Guterman
Freelance professional with diverse skills and experiences across industries and borders.
Passionate about a sustainable future for the Middle East.
Meaningful experience in
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research, writing, translation, production, and operations.
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Actively looking for my next project
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Currently in Philadelphia, PA
Formerly Tel Aviv
About
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Eve is a writer, researcher, and producer working across industries to drive positive change and nuanced discourse. With a passion for storytelling and a keen eye for detail, she is dedicated to creating impactful narratives that push the needle on complex issues.
Academia and Writing
ACADEMIC DEGREES
BA Mathematics, Barnard College, Columbia University
MA Middle Eastern History and Arabic, Tel Aviv University
MSc Political Economy and International Development, London School of Economics
PhD Public Policy, Tel Aviv University (Defense June, 2024)
DOCTORAL RESEARCH & PUBLICATIONS
Designed and implemented a year-long experiment with the World Food Programme in rural Kenya to assess the impact of blockchain-based community currencies on the efficacy of international humanitarian aid.
Data sets to be published in the coming months.
Community currency systems: Basic income, credit clearing, and reserve-backed. Models and design principles, Discussion Paper, 2022
Blockchain: The New Architecture of the World, Conference Paper, 2018
JOURNALISM
CONTRACT RESEARCH & WRITING
Credit Solutions Using Blockchain Technologies, 2024, Industry Report for the Credit Collective
ACADEMIC DISTINCTIONS
Fellowships
Boris Mints Institute Fellow 2019-2023
Institute for Structural Reform Fellow 2018-2019
Awards
2023 Faculty Excellence Award, School of Social Sciences, TAU
Panels and Select Conference Presentations
City Zoom Conference: Blockchain in the Municipal Space, 2018
Microsoft and Blockchain Israel Academy Pilot Judge, 2018
Fintech Week Tel Aviv 2022: Unlocking barriers with Fintech: Driving social and financial inclusion through innovation
Translation and Editing
POLITICS & JOURNALISM
MK Naama Lazimi, Israeli Labour Party
Translated social media and op-eds in the 2024 Israel-Hamas war
I Believe in Another Israel, The Guardian, 2024
NPR, National Public Radio
Provided translation and interpreting services to NPR hosts and correspondents covering the 2024 Israel-Hamas war including Steve Inskeep, Frank Langfitt, Jackie Northam, Eyder Peralta, Eleanor Beardsley and more
Selected Articles:
Israel's Forgotten Hostage: Avera Mengistu
The Hamas Attack Left Many Israeli Farms Abandoned - Some Worry Forever
As Gaza Strains Under a Food Crisis, Some Israeli Protesters are Trying to Block Aid
Israeli Settlers Step Up Attacks on Palestinian Farms, Expanding West Bank Outposts
When Rockets Fall, Bedouin Israeli Citizens Have Nowhere to Hide
FILM AND TELEVISION
Selected Projects and Collaborators:
Avi Isaacharoff and Lior Raz, Faraway Roads
Yuval Orr, Earn a Living , The Day After
Duki Dror, Lebanon: Borders of Blood
Yoav Leshem
BOOKS
Translated Professor Israel Gershoni's forthcoming book on Egyptian intellectual history
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Translated interviews and consulted on Mark Gevissar's book
The Pink Line: Journeys Across the World's Queer Frontiers, 2020
Production and Operations
NEWS AND TELEVISION
NPR, National Public Radio, Local Producer
Worked as local field producer and fixer, guiding dozens of visiting hosts and correspondents for NPR's coverage of the 2023 Israel-Hamas war.
Responsibilities included providing local and historical expertise to visiting journalists, guiding coverage and reporting, providing story ideas, operations and logistics around interviews, fact checking, transcription, translation and interpreting.
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Kastina Productions, Coordinating Producer for Henry Winkler and Caroline Aaron
Worked as coordinating producer on 'Chanshi' television series.
Responsible for coordinating between production, Ministry of Tourism, and Ministry of Foreign Affairs around Henry Winkler and Caroline Aaron's visit to Israel for filming.
SPECIAL EVENTS
Elki Jacobs Event Design, Event Producer​
Worked alongside preeminent international luxury event designer Elki Jacobs as event producer for the summer event season.
Coordinated directly with high-value clients, contractors, vendors, and event spaces to carry out the highest level luxury events including weddings and bar mitzvahs.
Worked as sole day-of producer for a 400 guest luxury wedding and surrounding events.
HOSPITALITY AND TOURISM
Peakspot Lodge, Rwanda
Designed and implemented the upgrade and rebranding of a wilderness lodge in Northern Rwanda catering to mountain gorilla sarafi. Managed a team responsible for design, marketing, expansion, operations, planning and partnerships.
On Screen
ACTING
Played the lead role of Layla in Aviva Zimmerman's comedy short
Bad Jewish Girls, 2022, Calgary International Film Festival Official Selection
EXTRA
Extra in Dan Shadur's documentary Silver's Uprising the Story of Telegrass, 2023
Extra (speaking role) in Aleeza Chanowitz's television series Chanshi, HOT, 2022 (Sundance selection)
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Interests
CRAFT: bedazzle, ceramics, crochet
TRAVEL: camping, hiking, kayaking
COOKING
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WILDLIFE
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REALITY TV