Participant Biographies

Chuck Freilich

Senior Fellow, Harvard Kennedy School

Dr. Freilich is now a senior fellow at the Harvard Kennedy School, where he recently completed a book on the Israeli national security decision-making processes. Prior to joining the Kennedy School, he served as a deputy national security adviser in Israel. His primary areas of expertise are the Middle East, U.S. Middle East policy, and Israeli national security policy. He has taught political science at Harvard, NYU, Columbia, and Tel Aviv Universities. Dr. Freilich was a senior analyst at the Israel Defense Ministry, policy advisor to a cabinet minister, and a delegate at the Israeli Mission. He earned his Ph.D. from Columbia University.