Yoni Tobin is a Policy Analyst at JINSA. Yoni holds a B.A. in International Relations, cum laude with honors, from Boston University. He also holds an M.A. in International Security Policy from Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs,…
Anna Schaftel is a Senior Programs and Outreach Associate. She joined JINSA in August 2022, transitioning into this role after previously working as a policy intern. Anna is a graduate of the University of Michigan where she majored in History.…
Matthew Kenney is Vice President for Government Affairs at the Jewish Institute for National Security of America (JINSA). Kenney brings more than 15 years of legislative advocacy and communications experience to his role at JINSA, having previously served in both…
Blaise Misztal is the Vice President for Policy at JINSA. His research interests include Iran and its nuclear program, U.S.-Turkey relations, countering extremism, and strategic competition. Most recently, Misztal was a Fellow at the Hudson Institute. Prior to that, he…
IDF MG (ret.) Yaacov Ayish is the Julian and Jenny Josephson Senior Vice President for Israeli Affairs at the Jewish Institute for National Security of America (JINSA). General Ayish served in the IDF for 36 years and retired in 2016,…
Yaniv Menahem is the Jewish Institute for National Security of America’s (JINSA) Middle East Operations Manager since April of 2018. Prior to this position, 2016-2017 Yaniv served as a spokesman for a senior member of the Israeli Knesset and as…
Ari Cicurel joined JINSA in September 2018 as a Policy Analyst and has been Assistant Director of Foreign Policy since January 2023. Ari is a graduate of the University of Michigan where he dual majored in Political Science and Judaic…
Leo Nayfeld joined JINSA in 2014 and serves as the organization’s managing director. Prior to joining JINSA, Leo spent time at two prominent think tanks in Washington, in Congress, and at various other organizations. A native of Cincinnati, he holds…