Reuven Gal Israeli Institute for Military Studies, Israel

Reuven Gal served in the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) as a combat infantry officer and later as the IDF’s Chief Psychologist. He retired with the rank of Colonel. While in the service, he earned a Ph.D. in Psychology from the University of California—Berkley. Since then he has led an active career in public service and in the academy.

Gal served as the Deputy National Security Advisor on Israel’s National Security Council, founded, and also headed the Administration for National Civic Service, under the Prime Minister's Office. He founded and directed the Israeli Institute for Military Studies, naming Morris Janowitz as its honorary president. He sits on the IUS Council, and on the Editorial Board of Armed Forces & Society. In 2013 he earned The Morris Janowitz Career Achievement Award. Currently, he is a Senior Research Fellow at Samuel Neaman Institute for National Policy Research at the Technion—Israel Institute of Technology. He has authored and edited six books, and published numerous articles and book chapters.

Gal is married to Ivria. They have five children and twelve grandchildren.