Einat Wilf www.wilf.org Biography Dr. Wilf is a Senior Fellow at the Jewish People Policy Institute in and an Adjuct fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. As a member of the 18th she served on the influential Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee, was Chair of the Education, Sports and Culture Committee, and Chair of the Knesset Sub-Committee for and the Jewish People.

Previously, Dr. Wilf served as Foreign Policy Advisor to Vice Prime Minister and prior to that she was a strategic consultant with McKinsey & Company. Born and raised in Israel, she served as an Intelligence Officer in the Israel Defense Forces. Dr. Wilf holds a BA in Government and Fine Arts from Harvard University, an MBA from INSEAD in France, and a PhD in Political Science from the University of Cambridge. Dr. Wilf is the author of three books that explore key issues in Israeli society. Her first book, “My Israel, Our Generation”, is about Israel’s past and future from the perspective of the younger generation. Her second book, “Back to Basics: How to Save Israeli Education (at no additional cost)“, offers a detailed and feasible policy proposal for improving Israel’s education system. Her third and recent book, “It’s NOT the Electoral System, Stupid” demonstrates through comparative analysis why Israel’s electoral system is no worse than those of other democracies and therefore should not be changed.

Lecture Topics • From Spring to Winter: the Unravelling of the Post-Ottoman Order • A Neutral Bunker: Israel’s National Security in a Changing Middle East • Dangerous Ideas: Israel and the Battle Against Delegitimization • in the 21st Century: Rethinking Israel and the Jewish People •A Condition for Peace: What do we mean when speak of the Jewish State? • Nation Building at Home: Israel's Political Shift Inward • Having it All and then Some: Women’s Leadership, Family Life and Social Structures • The Red Carpet Syndrome: A Personal Account of the Path to Politics • Not all Start-Up Nation: How Concentration of Wealth Hold Israel's Economy Hostage • It's NOT the Electoral System, Stupid: The Case Against Changing Israel's Electoral System “An important fresh voice — an outstanding and powerful spokesperson for Israel.” - Eva Rosenstein, President at Lilyan Wilder Center for Communication Excellence

“Einat Wilf has an unusual ability to unpack complex issues, and present them in a compelling way to a wide range of audiences” - Wendy Singer, Executive Director, Start Up Nation Central; Former Director, AIPAC Israel