With more than 20 years of cybersecurity and intelligence experience, Mr. Bar-El has built and led large-scale cyber threat intelligence (CTI) and research programs, guided executive decision-making, and turned data-driven insights into improved security controls, automations, and resilient architectures.

Mr. Bar-El’s notable assignments include leading enterprise threat intelligence functions for national defense stakeholders and overseeing hundreds of incident response investigations for highly regulated organizations. He sat on the Israeli national cyber board, prioritized multimillion-dollar R&D investments, and integrated business intelligence and CTI findings into product features, data classifications, and advanced detection and automation at a national scale. He has worked across the technology, defense, and critical infrastructure sectors.

Prior to joining A&M, Mr. Bar-El spent nearly four years with the Israeli Ministry of Defense in Tel Aviv, most recently serving as Head of Cyber Threat Intelligence and Research. Previously, he served in Unit 8200, the elite cyber intelligence operations division of the Israeli Defense Forces, where he led multidisciplinary intelligence teams and complex cyber operations. In these roles, he managed multimillion-dollar R&D budgets and delivered strategic insights that shaped investment priorities, operations, and long-term product roadmaps.

Mr. Bar-El earned a bachelor’s degree in law from The Hebrew University of Jerusalem and an executive MBA from Bar-Ilan University. He was part of a team that received Israel’s highest national award for technological innovation, where he led cyber threat intelligence analysis, alert modeling, and threat trend forecasting.