Yariv Nornberg graduated Cum Laude with a dual degree Masters in International and Public Affairs from Columbia University in New York and the Institut d'Etudes Politiques (Sciences Po) in Paris.

Yariv served for one decade in the Israeli Defense Forces and reached the rank Colonel.
He received his Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy and International Relations from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

Yariv worked on various international projects for the Carter Center, the United Nations and the World Bank.

Yariv also serves as the Treasurer and Board Member of the SHIN MEM 2 Alumni Association, is a member of Steering Committee of the Jewish Diplomatic Corps of the World Jewish Congress and of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem’s Board of Governors.

In 2014, Yariv was appointed as Head of Swiss Bank Julius Baer's Representative Office in Israel.