Yekoutiel (Couty) Sabah is Head of the Research, Planning and Training Division at the Israeli Ministry of Social Affairs. His responsibilities include the creation, diffusion and utilization of knowledge in personal social services in Israel, strategic planning processes for the Ministry, and in-service training through the Central School for the Training of Workers in Social Services (established in 1932).    
  
His previous positions include: Head of the Strategic Planning Division at the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs, Liaison officer to the International Labor Organization in Geneva, Director of the Fund for Research and Preventive Action and Head of the Civil Service Reform Taskforce at the Civil Service Commission.
  
He holds a BSW as well as an MA degree in Education from the Hebrew University (cum laude) and an MPA from Harvard University – Kennedy School of Government.