About Ron Yeffet
Ron Yeffet is an entrepreneur and real estate developer with a career spanning multiple continents. After serving in the Israeli Defense Forces, he began his professional journey in New York City real estate development. Over more than 25 years, he has worked on projects across New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Israel, Italy, and Africa. His work encompasses concrete superstructures, energy supply systems, power plants, major roadways, and infrastructure projects.
Born on April 18, 1966 in Jerusalem, Israel, Yeffet served for 37 months in the Israeli Defense Forces as a Major Sergeant for the Artillery and Bomb Squad Unit. After completing his military service, he traveled to the United States to begin his career as an entrepreneur. He established R & I Trading, a real estate development and infrastructure enterprise based in New York, where he serves as President.
Yeffet’s development work includes projects focused on concrete superstructures, energy infrastructure, and community development. His approach emphasizes structured planning, execution, and coordination between teams, partners, and governments. The organization operates with a hybrid model, working with in-house leadership and external partners, including engineers, contractors, and local experts depending on the region.
In addition to his professional work, Yeffet serves as a member of the Honorary Council for Senegal in Israel. He supports charitable organizations including Or Itzhak in Albania and Or Itzhak in Thessaloniki. He divides his time between New York, New York and Jerusalem, Israel.
Career Background
R & I Trading of New York
Education
Press
Ron Yeffet’s story begins in Jerusalem, Israel, where he was born in 1966. After completing his service in the Israeli Defense Forces, he traveled to the United States to begin his career as an entrepreneur. Over the next 25 years, he would own and manage the development of multiple projects across the U.S., Israel, Europe, and Africa, spanning concrete superstructures, energy supply systems, power plants, and major roadways.
From his early days in Jerusalem to leading large-scale projects across continents, Ron Yeffet’s career is built on discipline, precision, and execution. After serving in the Israeli Defense Forces, he moved to the United States and built a career in real estate development that grew into something much larger, spanning more than 25 years and including projects across New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Israel, Italy, and parts of Africa.
Global entrepreneur and real estate developer Ron Yeffet is speaking out about the growing need for long-term infrastructure planning and community-focused development, drawing on more than 25 years of experience managing projects across the United States, Europe, Israel, and Africa. His work spans concrete superstructures, energy supply systems, power plants, and major roadways—projects that often serve as the backbone of regional growth.
Ron Yeffet, an entrepreneur and international real estate and infrastructure developer, has announced a new personal pledge aimed at raising awareness around long-term infrastructure planning and sustainable community development. Drawing on more than 25 years of experience managing many projects across multiple continents, Yeffet is calling for a shift away from short-term thinking and toward projects that create lasting value.
Ron Yeffet’s journey began in Jerusalem, where he was born in 1966. After completing his 37 months of service in the Israeli Defense Forces as a Major Sergeant, Ron traveled to the United States to begin building his future. Across more than 25 years, Ron has managed over 100 projects and owned north of 50, with work spanning the United States, Israel, Europe, and Africa, including concrete superstructures, energy supply systems, power plants, and major infrastructure.
Ron Yeffet leads real estate and infrastructure development projects across the U.S., Europe, Africa, and Israel, operating at a president level and overseeing planning, execution, and delivery across multiple projects. His work includes concrete superstructures, energy supply, power plants, and roadways, with a focus on execution, planning, and coordination between teams, partners, and governments.
Ron Yeffet, an entrepreneur and international real estate and infrastructure leader, has released a free ’15-Minute Planning Checklist’ designed to help individuals make better decisions through structured thinking and simple planning. The resource reflects the same principles Yeffet has used across more than 25 years of managing over hundreds of projects worldwide.
Ron Yeffet, an entrepreneur and global real estate and infrastructure leader, has launched a free 7-day public challenge designed to help individuals build a simple but powerful habit: structured daily planning. The challenge is built on the same principles Yeffet has used across more than 25 years of managing complex projects worldwide.
Boards & Memberships
- Honorary Council for Senegal in Israel
Charities & Volunteering
- Or Itzhak in Albania
- Or Itzhak in Thessaloniki

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