IDF BG Yoram Knafo is a former Visiting Fellow at JINSA. Before joining JINSA, BG Knafo served as Chief of Staff of the IDF’s Personnel Directorate from 2021-2024, and as Chief of Staff of the IDF’s Northern Command, responsible for…
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…
RADM (ret.) Paul Becker was a 2024 Generals and Admirals Program participant. RADM Becker is a former Naval Intelligence Officer and senior executive with a unique combination of business, military, cyber security and leadership experience. As the CEO of “The…
IDF BG Shai Klapper is a former JINSA Visiting Fellow. From 2022-25, BG Klapper served as the commander of the IDF’s 91st Division, tasked with defending Israel’s border with Lebanon. During Israel’s 2024 Operation Northern Arrows against Hezbollah, BG Klapper…
IDF BG Effie Defrin is a former Visiting Fellow at JINSA and a former participant in JINSA’s 2019 Brigadier Generals Military Leadership Education Program. Since March 2025, BG Defrin has been Head of the IDF Spokesperson’s Unit, serving as Israel’s…
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.…
Blake Johnson is the Communications Director for the Jewish Institute for National Security of America. Blake has more than 17 years of media and communications experience in Washington, D.C., having worked at think tanks, public affairs firms, and television and…
Yoni Tobin is a Senior Policy Analyst at JINSA. Yoni holds a B.A. in International Relations, with honors, from Boston University and an M.A. in International Security Policy from Columbia University. He previously worked at the Center for Naval Analyses,…
Joshua Katzen is the president of Heller Property Management LLC, a commercial real estate firm in Cambridge, MA. He has been involved with pro-Israel advocacy and conservative politics for over forty years, including as a founding leader of CAMERA (Committee…
