Gemunder Center

IDF Major General (ret.) Yaakov Amidror is a Gemunder Center for Defense and Strategy Distinguished Fellow. General Amidror was formerly the National Security Advisor to the Prime Minister of Israel, as well as the head of the National Security Council,

Jared Stone is Research Associate for the President & CEO of JINSA. He earned an A.B. in Politics from Princeton, where he wrote his senior thesis on early Revisionist Zionist thought. He has worked across policy, advocacy, and research related

Rena Gabber is Research Associate for JINSA Senior Fellow John Hannah. She formerly worked as a Research Assistant at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, focusing on Arab-Israel relations. Rena graduated from Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service with

Sarah Havdala is a Policy Analyst and former intern for JINSA. Sarah is pursuing a master’s degree in Terrorism and Homeland Security Policy at American University in Washington, D.C., where she also obtained her bachelor’s degree in International Studies with a

Jonah Brody is a Policy Analyst at JINSA. Jonah holds an M.A. in International Security from Sciences Po Paris, a B.A. in History from the University of Tennessee-Martin, and a Post-Graduate Diploma in Comparative Politics from Sciences Po Toulouse. He

Lt. Gen. Thomas W. Bergeson was the Deputy Commander, U.S. Central Command where he oversaw military security cooperation and combat operations within the Arabian Peninsula, Northern Red Sea, Arabian Gulf, and Central and Southern Asian States. Lt. Gen. Bergeson was

Lt Gen Charles L. Moore Jr. is the former Deputy Commander, U.S. Cyber Command, Fort George G. Meade, Maryland, and a 2022 JINSA Generals and Admirals Program participant. USCYBERCOM directs, synchronizes and coordinates cyberspace planning and operations to defend and

Lt Gen Scott A. Howell is the former Commander of the Joint Special Operations Command. He retired from the United States Air Force in Aug. 2021 after a 34-year distinguished military career, primarily in special operations, with extensive deployment experience

Adm. Michael Rogers is a native of Chicago and attended Auburn University, graduating in 1981 and receiving his commission via the Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps. Rogers is a distinguished graduate of the National War College and a graduate of

General (Ret) Kenneth F. “Frank” McKenzie, Jr. became JINSA’s Hertog Distinguished Fellow in March 2024. He became the Executive Director of the University of South Florida’s Global and National Security Institute in May 2022. In July 2022, he also became