team – Mind

WHO WE ARE

Major General (ret.) Amos Yadlin

President & Founder

Major General (ret.) Amos Yadlin

President & Founder

Former Head of Israel’s Defense Intelligence. Former Deputy Commander of Israel’s Air Force. Senior Fellow, Kennedy School’s Belfer Center, Harvard University. Top national security analyst in Channel 12. Former Executive Director, INSS. Serves as a chairman of Ben-Gurion Heritage Institute.

Email:amos@mindisrael.org.il

Dr. Avner Golov

VP Research & Alliances

Dr. Avner Golov

VP Research & Alliances

Former Senior Director for Foreign Policy, National Security Council. Visiting Scholar, the Fletcher School, Tufts University. Adjunct lecturer, Reichman University. Served as director of research programs, INSS. Former adjunct researcher, Center for a New American Security (CNAS).

Email:avner@mindisrael.org.il

Major General (ret.) Amikam Norkin

Board Member

Major General (ret.) Amikam Norkin

Board Member

Former Commander of Israel’s Air Force.

Email:aanma008@gmail.com

Mrs. Orly Hayardeny

VP Finance & Operations

Mrs. Orly Hayardeny

VP Finance & Operations

Former deputy director for Finance and Development, INSS. CFO at FIBI Holdings Ltd., the owner of the First International Bank of Israel. Serves as a director in several public and private companies. Former lecturer in the Department of Accounting and Business Administration at Tel Aviv University.

Email:orly@mindisrael.org.il

Attorney Emi Palmor

Board Member

Attorney Emi Palmor

Board Member

Lecturer on Public Policy at Reichmann University. Board Member of Meta's Oversight Board. Former Director General at Israel's Ministry of Justice. Chair of NATAL (non profit that specializes in the field of war and terror related trauma). Strategic consultant on issues of regulation, public policy and organizational transformation.

Email:emippp@gmail.com

Attorney Gil Raveh

Board Member

Attorney Gil Raveh

Board Member

Co-founder of Raveh Haber & Co. Possesses extensive experience in the fields of taxation and investment funds, international joint ventures, and over 25 years of legal counselling. Served as a Tax and Funds partner in several leading Israeli firms, and as a tax associate in law firms abroad.

Email:graveh@rhlawyers.co.il

Mr. Pinchas (Pini) Cohen

Chairman

Mr. Pinchas (Pini) Cohen

Chairman

Chairman & Partner of NOY Fund. Chairman & Partner of America Israel Investments Ltd. Chairman of the board of trustees Holon Institute of Technology (HIT). Chairman of the Friends Association of the Rabin Medical Center. Served as chairman, CEO and member of numerous Boards of Directors over the years in Israel and abroad.

Email:pini@america-israel.co.il

Mr. Ahiad Salton

Board Member

Mr. Ahiad Salton

Board Member

Founder & CEO at CONSALTON Ltd. business consulting. Carries over 25 years of executive managerial experience in local and global leading corporates, at diverse and complex business arenas, across many industry sectors. Served as the chairman of Berl Katznelson foundation.

Email:ahiad@consalton.co.il

Mr. Nathan Hetz

Board Member

Mr. Nathan Hetz

Board Member

Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Alony Hetz Properties and Investments Ltd. Serves as the chairman of the boards in Amot Investments Ltd, Carr Properties Corp. and Enrgix Renewable Energy Ltd.

Email:nathan@alony-hetz.com

The Research Team

Colonel (ret.) Udi Evental

Senior Advisor

Colonel (ret.) Udi Evental

Senior Advisor

Expert in policy and strategic planning consulting for public and private sectors. Served as the head of the Strategic planning unit of the Israeli Ministry of Defense, intelligence attaché in Washington, and assistant to the military secretary of the Prime Minister.

Email:uevental@gmail.com

Mr. Shahar Rubinstein

Program Director

Mr. Shahar Rubinstein

Program Director

Shahar is the Director of the Critical Emerging Technologies Program focusing on creating a knowledge hub for advanced technology policy and regulation, and bringing them into the national security discourse. Business strategy and innovation expert. Former Senior Strategy Manager at Monitor Deloitte and EY. Leading strategic thinking for top tier firms in health, energy and finance among others. Driving tech and structure innovation across organizations

Email: shahar@mindisrael.org.il

Mr. Shachar Rofe

Senior Advisor

Mr. Shachar Rofe

Senior Advisor

Prime Minister Office- Senior Director Expert in Security and strategic planning. National Security Council -Director of Unconventional Weapons.

Ms. Shaked Ben Elya

Researcher

Ms. Shaked Ben Elya

Researcher

Shaked is a researcher in the Iran Program. Her focus is the Middle East region, with an emphasis on Iran's nuclear program and its activities in the region. Former member of the political team, Israeli Mission to the United Nations. Former research assistant, Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD).

Email:shaked@mindisrael.org.il

Mrs. Noa Shusterman -Dvir

Program Director

Mrs. Noa Shusterman -Dvir

Program Director

Noa is the Director of the Palestinians and the Region Program. Her focus is the Israel - Palestinian relations and the cross- regional influences and trends. Former researcher and the Israel-Palestinian Research Program Coordinator, INSS. Former Research and Communications Fellow, Israel Policy Forum (IPF).

Email:noa@mindisrael.org.il

Ms. Yuval Less

Researcher

Ms. Yuval Less

Researcher

Yuval is Gen. Yadlin's Research assistant and the researcher in the Great Power Competition Program. Her focus is on the Asian arena, with an emphasis on China's activities in the international arena. M.A. in Diplomacy Studies with honors, Tel Aviv university.

Email:yuval@mindisrael.org.il