Progress, Potential, and Possibilities Podcast / Show Brigadier General (Res.) Uri Oron - Israeli Space Agency (ISA) - Director - Spearheading Israel's Civilian Space Program
Brigadier General (Res.) Uri Oron is Israeli Space Agency (ISA) Director ( https://www.space.gov.il/en ). ISA is a national agency operating under the auspices of the Ministry of Innovation, Science and Technology ( https://www.gov.il/he/departments/ministry_of_science_and_technology/govil-landing-page ), and they are responsible for initiating, leading and coordinating all activities of the civilian space program in Israel. Director Oron earned a bachelor’s from Auburn University at Montgomery, a Master degree with distinction from Haifa University, in National Security Policy Studies, and he is a graduate of USAF Air Command and Staff College at the US Air University and the Israel's National Security College. Director Oron served as a fighter pilot with command and operational experience of over thirty-two years in the Israel Air Force, having served in various positions, including squadrons wing commander and the head of the Israel Air Force’s Intelligence Directorate. Prior to joining the Israeli Space Agency, Director Oron managed operations in an Israeli Artificial Intelligence start-up and he has accumulated extensive experience in managing complex systems and implementing state-of-the-art technologies, based on broad-scale strategies. He has led innovative projects in the space field in collaboration with the IDF, as well as the defense industries, while also interfacing with the political echelon.