Aviram Bellaishe is a leading expert in regional geopolitics, Middle Eastern affairs, and influence operations, with 27 years of service in Israel’s security apparatus in senior command positions. His work focused on negotiations, perception, and mechanisms of influence, earning him three excellence awards from the head of the security directorate. Following his service, Bellaishe advanced commercial, economic, and technological cooperation with Arab countries, including through senior roles at Doron, Tikotzky, Kantor, Gutman, Amit, Gross & Co. He also managed the Israeli Peace Initiative Steering Committee and serves on the Executive Committee of Mena2050. Bellaishe holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees in law with honors and is a doctoral candidate researching consciousness engineering and religious propaganda.