Boaz Levy (born September 25, 1961) is an Israeli business executive serving as President & CEO of Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI). He has worked in the field of missile and space systems. From 2013 to 2020, he served as Executive Vice President and General Manager of IAI's Systems, Missiles & Space Group.
Boaz Levy earned a bachelorâÂÂs degree in aeronautical and space engineering and a masterâÂÂs degree in systems engineering from the Technion - Israel Institute of Technology.
Levy began his career in the Israel Air Force as a guided weapons expert. He joined IAI in 1989 as an engineer on the Arrow ballistic missile defense project. He became chief engineer of the project in 1999 and headed the project between 2003 and 2006.
In 2013, Levy was appointed Executive Vice President and General Manager of IAI's Systems, Missiles & Space Group, overseeing approximately 3,700 employees across six facilities in Yehud and Be'er Ya'akov. During his tenure, the group reported annual sales exceeding one billion dollars and an order backlog of more than seven billion dollars, and was described as the company's most profitable at the time.
During his time at IAI, Levy was involved in agreements for the sale of the Barak 8 air and missile defense system, valued at 2.4 billion dollars, and in the Arrow air defense system agreement with Germany, signed in September 2023 and valued at 3.6 billion dollars.
On November 16, 2020, Levy was selected by the board of directors of Israel Aerospace Industries to serve as President and CEO. The appointment was not immediately approved by then Minister of Defense Benny Gantz, and Levy subsequently served as Acting CEO. In January 2022, Gantz approved his permanent appointment.
According to company reports, the years 2021 through 2024, during which Levy served as President and CEO, were the most profitable in the companyâÂÂs history, and its order backlog surpassed 25 billion shekels.
Levy was included in The Jerusalem Post list of the 50 Most Influential Jews in the World in 2023 and 2025. Also in 2023, he received the Bialkin Leadership Award from the America-Israel Friendship League. Levy was also included in the Top 100 Positively Influential Jews in the World list published by The Algemeiner.
In January 2024, Aviation Week listed Levy among the key figures in the global defense sector for 2024. In the same year, he was selected to light the DefenderâÂÂs Torch during IsraelâÂÂs 76th Independence Day ceremony.
Levy has received multiple Israel Defense Awards, including one awarded in 2024.
Levy is married and has two children.