Michael Strauss (Hebrew: מיכאל שטראוס; born 1 May 1934 – 17 October 2020) was a German business magnate and industrialist who served as chairman of Strauss-Elite from 1975 to 2001.

[2] Michael Strauss was married to Ella until their divorce in 1981, with whom he had three children: Ofra, Irit and Adi.

[3] In 1996 he married Revital (born 1964), 29 years his junior, a marriage that ended in divorce in 2008.

[4][5] After filling a number of roles in the company, he was appointed chairman of Strauss Group in 1975 following the death of his father, a position he held until his formal retirement in 2001 upon which he handed over the job to his daughter Ofra Strauss who was groomed for the position.

[6][7] During his years as Chairman and President of Strauss he made strategic partnerships with Unilever and Danone, and led significant mergers and acquisitions within the Israeli food industry, most notably of Elite.