Dr. Einat Wilf is a leading thinker on Israel, Zionism, foreign policy and education. She was a member of the Israeli Parliament from 2010 to 2013, where she served as Chair of the Education Committee and Member of the influential Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee.

Jeffrey H. Fischer is a retired US Air Force Colonel with a 30-year career that includes seven combat tours and senior roles at the Pentagon, Washington DC, and later as a senior US Diplomatic Defense Official at US Embassies in Austria and Kosovo. His final assignment was a senior position at NATO Special Operations Headquarters in Belgium.