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Gilad Neumann

Gilad Neumann is a distinguished leader working at the nexus of social innovation, strategic leadership, and public policy. In his role as Managing Partner of the Social Accelerator at the Jewish People Policy Institute (JPPI), he drives initiatives aimed at creating sustainable social change. A core part of this mission is his work as the Founder and Managing Director of The Peres Executive Initiative. This groundbreaking program, established in partnership with Harvard Kennedy School Executive Education and the Peres Academic Center, equips top-tier business leaders with the necessary tools to lead impactful social endeavors in Israel.

Dr. David Barak Gorodetsky

Dr. David Barak-Gorodetsky is the head of the Elizabeth and Tony Comper Interdisciplinary Center for the Study of Antisemitism and Racism, and Director of the Ruderman Program for American-Jewish Studies at the University of Haifa. He recently returned to Israel after two years as a visiting scholar at the University of Chicago's Divinity School. Prior to that, he was a researcher at the Ben-Gurion Institute for the Study of Israel and Zionism and served as a rabbi in the Ramat HaNegev Regional Council. His research focuses on the history of religious movements in American Judaism, Israel-Diaspora relations, issues of religion and state, and political polarization. He resides in Kfar Gideon, a mixed Haredi-secular community.

Dr. Ofer Zalzberg

Dr. Ofer Zalzberg is Director of the Middle East Program at the Herbert C. Kelman Institute for Conflict Transformation. Over the last 20 years, he has been a consultant for several international and Israeli organizations, including the S. Daniel Abraham Center for Middle East Peace, the International Crisis Group, Oxford Research Group, the Office of the President of Israel, and the Van Leer Jerusalem Institute. He publishes extensively in international and Middle Eastern mainstream media. He co-founded and chaired diverse societal initiatives including Kumu! – For Jewish Renewal of the Public Sphere and the Young Israeli Forum for Cooperation.

Yisrael Klitsner

Yisrael Klitsner held the role of Diaspora Affairs Advisor to then Prime Minister of Israel, Naftali Bennett. Prior to his government role, Yisrael spent six years contributing to AIPAC-AIEF, where he served as the Director of Strategic Engagement. Yisrael, on full scholarship, was studying public policy at Carnegie Mellon University when October 7 hit and he decided to move back to Israel and then spent many months in reserve duty. Yisrael hold a BA from Queens College. He is married and has four children.

Yael Gos

Yael Gos has dedicated most of her professional career to the Jewish Agency's Shlichut (emissary) unit. She founded the "ShinShinim" project in Jewish communities abroad and managed the selection and placement process for all youth movement, community, and campus emissaries. She was part of the Camp Ramah team in the U.S. and served as Director of Ramah California. Gos holds a bachelor's degree in Psychology and Criminology from Bar-Ilan University. She is married, a mother of five and a grandmother, and resides in Jerusalem.

Shlomit Mali

Shlomit Mali is CEO of the AMI - the coordinating body for relations between Israelis and Diaspora Jewry. She is a serial entrepreneur specializing in project leadership an partnership development. Mali was part of the founding team of the Center for Humanities Studies, managed the teacher training department at the National Library, and taught Talmud in various frameworks (SAR – New York; Keshet – Jerusalem; Yad Laisha and others). She holds a master's degree from the  Ravivim program at Hebrew University.