Eival Gilady

Brigadier General (Res.) Eival Gilady (Hebrew: עיבל גלעדי, Born: Israel, 1957) is the CEO of the Portland Trust [ [http://www.portlandtrust.org/Senior_Management.html The Portland Trust: Senior Management ] ] in Israel, a non-for profit foundation established to foster peace and stability in the Middle East through the use of bespoke economic tools and mobilization of international resources.

Gilady is also the President of VANADIS LTD providing "Strategy Beyond Borders", and Chairman of the Western Galilee College [ [http://www.wgalil.ac.il/ תואר ראשון | מכינה | לימודי חוץ והמשך - המכללה האקדמית גליל מערבי ] ] located in Acre and offering higher education in Israel's periphery.

Gilady is also Chairman of KIEDF [ [http://www.kiedf.org/home/index.html KORET Economic Development Funds ] ] ,a foundation using unique models that provide economic incentives for private-sector business growth to help people help themselves to financial stability.

In addition, Gilady is the Honorary Consul of the Republic of Slovenia in Tel Aviv, which recently concluded its Presidency of the European Union.

Gilady was appointed Head of Coordination and Strategy at the Office of Prime Minister Ariel Sharon in March 2005, and from 2001 to 2004 he served as Head of the Israel Defense Forces' Strategic Planning Division [ [http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/templateC07.php?CID=203 Events ] ] . His responsibility in this position encompassed strategic net assessment and all areas of politico-military policy recommendations, including the securityaspects of the peace process & peace talks. Within the context of this role, he was responsible for developing the Gaza Disengagement plan [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/hardtalk/4146406.stm BBC NEWS | Programmes | Hardtalk | Gaza - Eival Gilady ] ] . A Brigadier General in the IDF, Gilady had a distinguished military career spanning three decades – commanding field units for twenty years, and serving an additional ten years at the General Staff.

Gilady earned his Bachelor’s and three Master’s degrees from Haifa University, National Defense University and George Washington University, in the areas of Resources Management, Policy Analysis, National Security Strategy, and Public Finance. From 1999 to 2001 he was assigned as a research fellow at the Hoover Institution and the Center for International Security and Cooperation at Stanford University.

Eival Gilady lives on Kibbutz Cabri in the Western Galilee and is married with four children.

External links

* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/hardtalk/4146406.stm] BBC HARDtalk interview
* [http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/templateC07.php?CID=203] Washington Institute - Conference Keynotes
* [http://www.lawac.org/speech/pre%20sept%2004%20speeches/gilady%202004.htm] Strategy and Security in Israel - Address
* [http://www.nrg.co.il/online/1/ART/958/042.html] NRG Article
* [http://www.portlandtrust.org] The Portland Trust - Official Website
* [http://www.wgalil.ac.il/] The Western Galilee College - Official Website
* [http://www.kiedf.org/home/index.html] Koret Foundation - Official Website

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