
Former Director General, Israel National Cyber Directorate(INCD), Israel
Gaby Portnoy is the former Director General of the Israel National Cyber Directorate (INCD). He was appointed by the Prime Minister in February 2022 and served in this role until February 2025.
Portnoy began his professional career in the intelligence field when he was recruited in 1988 to the Special Operations Directorate of the Intelligence Corps in the IDF. Over his 30-year career in the Intelligence Corps, he held several senior commanding and management positions that integrated intelligence, operations, strategy, and international cooperation development.
Among the command positions he held were: Head of Operations in the Intelligence Corps, Commander of Unit 9900, and Head of the Planning, Standards, and Budgets Department at the Intelligence Corps.
After 31 years of military service, Portnoy retired in 2019 (as Brigadier General) and transitioned to the private sector, joining EnVizion Medical, a high-tech company, where he served as Deputy CEO until his appointment as Director General of the INCD.