Mr. Pomerantz is Director Emeritus of the Homeland Security Program at JINSA, which brings high ranking American Law Enforcement Executives to Israel to study best practice counterterrorism methodology. He retired from the FBI in June 1995 after a career spanning…
Michael Makovsky since 2013 has been President and CEO of the Jewish Institute for National Security of America (JINSA), a leading Washington, D.C.-based policy and educational organization focused on U.S. defense and national security issues in the Middle East. Makovsky…
Jonathan Ruhe is JINSA Director of Foreign Policy. Prior to joining JINSA, he worked at the Bipartisan Policy Center (BPC), where he focused on Middle East and Former Soviet Union security issues. His commentary has appeared in the Wall Street…
Harris Vederman joined JINSA in December 2013 with over a decade of high-level Washington D.C. and national outreach experience. In his role as Vice President of Programs, Harris is responsible for forging strong relationships with military persons, program participants, alumni,…
John Hannah is the Randi & Charles Wax Senior Fellow at JINSA’s Gemunder Center for Defense and Strategy. John served in senior foreign policy positions for both Democratic and Republican administrations, including as former Vice President Dick Cheney’s National Security…
Simcha G. Lyons is the Founder and Chairman of the John C. Danforth Society. He has been a member of the board of directors of Maiden Holdings Ltd., a Bermuda Reinsurance Co., since June 2007. Mr. Lyons currently serves as Chairman…
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…
Chloe Zeldin is a Programs Associate at JINSA. Chloe earned a B.A. in Political Science from the University of Michigan. Chloe’s previous professional experience includes internships with the Democratic staff of the House Oversight Committee, the United States Central Command,…
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…
N. Nolan Judd joined JINSA as the Executive Assistant to the President & CEO after previously serving as a policy intern during his undergraduate studies. Nolan is a graduate from the University of Glasgow, where he graduated with a M.A.…