Maj. Gen. (ret.) Charles S. Corcoran is a 2025 JINSA Generals and Admirals Program participant. He is the former Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Forces Central Command, and the former Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff, Operations, Headquarters U.S. Air Force. Maj.…
Gen Stephen Wilson, USAF (ret.) is a 2022 JINSA Generals and Admirals Program participant and the former Deputy Commander of U.S. Strategic Command. Gen (ret.) Wilson is a pilot who has flown B-1 and B-52 strategic bombers, and also previously…
Sarah Havdala is a Policy Analyst for JINSA. She received 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 minor in Israel…
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. His research interests include Middle Eastern geopolitics, counterterrorism, and Turkish foreign and security policy. Jonah holds an M.A. in International Security from Sciences Po Paris, a B.A. in History from the University…
RADM (ret.) Paul Becker is a member of JINSA’s Board of Advisors and was a 2024 JINSA Generals and Admirals Program participant. RADM Becker is a former Naval Intelligence Officer and senior executive with a unique combination of business, military,…
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…