Major General (Ret.) Eitan Ben-EliahuPresident, International Flight Academy
Major General (Ret.) Ben-Eliahu is a well-seasoned leader with experience at the highest levels of national defense and business.
He is currently the President of International Flight Academy (IFA), a board member of Gadfin Ltd. and RoutePerfect Ltd., and Chairman of the College Academic Center of Law & Business (ACLB). He previously held leadership positions with LA East-West Ventures Capital Fund, Sentry Technology Group, Cannbit Pharmaceutical Ltd., and Aeronautics Ltd. (“Aeronautics”).
Major General (Ret.) Ben-Eliahu also served in the Israeli Air Force (“IAF”) for 38 years. He was an F-4 Phantom fighter pilot and Squadron Commander and the first F-15 Squadron Commander. He later was a Commander of the Procurement Department of the IAF, Northern Base Commander, Deputy Commander of the IAF, and was subsequently appointed in 1996 as Commander in Chief of the Israeli Air Force, a position he held until retiring from active service in 2000.
Major General (Ret.) Ben-Eliahu is a graduate of the Advanced Management Program (AMP) at Harvard University. He holds a BA in Economics and Business Administration from Bar-Ilan University, and he completed his studies of Strategy and International Relations at Tel Aviv University.