Director General, Israel National Cyber Directorate (INCD), Israel
Mr. Gaby Portnoy is the Director General of the Israel National Cyber Directorate (INCD), appointed by the Prime Minister in February 2022. Mr. 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. Portnoy served in the Intelligence Corps for over 30 years, where he held several senior commanding and management positions, which combined 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 service, Portnoy retired in 2019 from his military service in the rank of Brigadier general and joined high-tech company EnVizion Medical, where he served as Deputy CEO until he was appointed DG of the INCD. Portnoy holds a Bachelor in Industrial Engineering and Design from Shenkar College, and an MBA from the Ono Academic College. Mr. Portnoy is married and has three children.
