Avraham (Avi) Balashnikov (Hebrew: אברהם (אבי) בלשניקוב; born March 20, 1966) is an Israeli public figure, currently serves as Chairman of The Israel Export Institute and of the College of Management Academic Studies and the representative of the American businessman Ronald Lauder in Israel.

After Benjamin Netanyahu established his administration in 1996, Balashnikov moved on to head the office of the Minister of Public Security.

At the same year, he started working with the Minister of Environmental Protection, Dalia Itzik, as her senior advisor In 2002, Balashnikov became a senior advisor and the head of the minister office of trade and industry, all while serving as a member of the investment center’s administration of the state.

Immediately after, Balashnikov was appointed as the Israeli representative of the American businessman Ronald Lauder.

Starting from 2014, he also serves as chairman of the board of Hagihon,[4] which is Israel’s largest water and sewage company.