Rear Admiral (Ret.) Yoram Laks Joined the Israeli Navy in 1981, graduated the Israeli Naval Academy and served in the operational field as a missile boats commander, squadrons commander and Intelligence posts. Served as the Head of the Naval Academy, Commanding Officer of the Ashdod Naval Arena, Naval attaché in Washington DC and as the Head of the Israeli Naval Intelligence. Yoram earned a B.A. in Economics and Management at the University of Haifa, Graduated the US Naval Command College and own MBA degree from Salve Regine University, Newport, Rhode Island. From 2016 Research Fellow in Research Center for Maritime Policy and Strategy, University of Haifa.