Gal Winter

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Gal Winter is a student at Columbia University studying computer science and economics. Before moving to New York, Gal served as an Iron Dome officer in the Israeli Air Force, where he led research initiatives exploring critical gaps in Israel’s air defense systems, work that earned him the IDF Chief of Staff Award for Innovation.

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