Eyal Pinko (Navy Commander, retired) served in the Israeli navy for 23 years, in operational, technological, and intelligence duties. He served for five years as head of intelligence division at the PMO (Civilian rank equal to Rear Admiral). He is a graduate of the national senior intelligence course and intelligence training courses. He holds Israel's Security Award, Prime Minister's Decoration of Excellence, DDR&D Decoration of Excellence, and IDF Decoration of Excellence. Eyal is a senior researcher and published more than 200 articles. Eyal holds a bachelor's degree in Engineering and master's degrees in International Relationships, Management, and Organizational Development. Eyal holds a Ph.D. degree (Defense and Security Studies).