• Maj. Gen. (res.) Prof. Amos Gilead

    Executive Director; Chairman of the Institute’s Annual Herzliya Conference Series

    ​General Gilead led a distinguished career for more than three decades in the IDF and in the Defense Establishment

  • Ms. Hila Ziv

    Deputy Executive Director

  • Dr. Shay Har-Zvi

    Senior Research Fellow, Head of the International and Middle East Arenas

    Former Acting Director General, Israeli Ministry of Strategic Affairs. Between 2016 to 2020, he was the Executive Director of Research in the Ministry. Dr. Har-Zvi has served for 26 years in the IDF.

  • Lior Akerman

    Senior Research Fellow, Head of National Resilience Desk

    A former deputy head of division and a former chief of staff in the Shin Bet [ISA]. Served in a management, command, operational and intelligence positions in Arab counter terrorism division. 

    Photo: Sharon Gabai

  • Hezi Simantov

    Senior Research Fellow

    Middle East Expert and Commentator on Arab and Iranian Affairs. Former Head of the Arab Affairs Desk at Channel 13 News.

  • ​Ms. Nirit Gil

    ​Conference Design & Webmaster

  • Adv. Ophir Elkis

    Project Coordinator

  • Ms. Edna Bachar

    Administrative Coordinator