Episode 3: Conversation with Ohad Elhelo 09/04/14

Ohad Elhelo - Born in Ashdod, Israel, Ohad is studying economics and business at Brandeis University as a recipient of the prestigious Slifka Scholarship, awarded to only two students each year. Before commencing his studies, Ohad served in the IDF Special Forces unit, Egoz, and later became a combat intelligence officer in 2010, further leading a project that was nominated for the Head of Intelligence Prize for Creative Thinking. After his honorable discharge, Ohad was a campaign manager at Taykey, a Sequoiabacked international online advertising startup. Ohad has established a number of collaborative business endeavors, from a venture between Birthright and the Israeli MFA, to a project between Brandeis University and the Consulate General of Israel to New England targeting the promotion of coexistence in Israel. In August, upon his return from Operation Protection Edge, Ohad was invited to speak at the “Stop the Terror” rally in Boston, where he summoned thousands of individuals to rise to the challenge of building an “infrastructure of hope”, gaining thousands of followers through his famed speech. He was subsequently interviewed on various domestic and international TV channels and was covered in feature articles within The Boston Globe, The Times of Israel, and Ynet, among others. He currently lectures for a number of organizations and was recently inducted into the College100, a curated network that pairs emerging leaders with established titans to address some of our generation’s most pressing concerns.