Yaron Zelekha (Hebrew: ירון זליכה; born 20 July 1970) is an Israeli economist and political figure who heads the New Economic Party.

After being released from military service in 1991, he studied economics at Bar-Ilan University, earning a bachelor's degree in 1994.

He entered public service in 1996 as an economist for the Prime Minister's Office and was appointed head of the Accounting Department at Ono Academic College in 1998.

He was a key witness, according to state comptroller's office, who testified against Ehud Olmert in his role of finance minister in a case of alleged bribery during the sale of the Bank Leumi's controlling shares.

[2] In 2011, Zelekha was chosen to head a committee for examining centralization in the private vehicle market in Israel.