Shlomo Hasson is professor emeritus at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, where he teaches and carries out his research. For 40 years he taught at the department of Geography, the Institute of Urban and Regional Studies, and the School of Public Policy.

He holds the Leon Safdie Chair for urban and regional planning and serves as the head of the James Shasha Center for Strategic Studies at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem. His main fields of interest are: geopolitics at the global and regional levels, urban and regional planning, innovation, science and technology, human capital and the role of higher education, democracy and governance and strategic thinking.

He works as a consultant to several government offices and municipalities. He has published over 30 books and monographs and over 100 articles.

His recent publications since 2016 are:
1. Israel Facing the Geopolitical Changes in the Middle East
2. Israel 2048: Spatial Development and Planning, Strategic Plan 2050 - Between the Mediterranean Sea and the Jordan River