Jacob Nagel, a brigadier general who still serves about 80 days a year in the reserves, is one of Israel’s foremost security experts and has served as acting national security adviser. He is also a Technion alum and visiting professor who heads the Technion’s Advanced Defence Research Institute and is a senior fellow at the Foundation for Defence of Democracies, a nonpartisan research institute based in Washington, D.C.

In August 2024, Prof. Nagel was asked by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to make recommendations for Israel’s security strategy and budget for the next decade. He formed a committee comprised of 12 experts and former high-ranking defence officials. The 130-page “Nagel Committee Report” was presented to the prime minister, defence minister, and treasury minister on January 6, 2025. All but 20 pages have been made public.