Gilad Adin

Gilad Adin was born in 1966

Gilad Adin was born on May 22, 1966. His parents are Sarah and Professor Avner Adin, a water expert and engineer at the Faculty of Agriculture in Rehovot.

He served in the IDF in Unit 8200. He earned a bachelor's degree in economics and bachelor's and master's degrees in business administration from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He also completed the television reporters course at the Sam Spiegel Film and Television School.

He began at Channel 1 as a field reporter and later edited and presented news. On November 4, 1995, he first announced the shooting of Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin. From 1997 he edited and presented the Mabat newscast, and in 2003 he won a Television Academy award as chief editor of the election broadcast.

In January 2004 he joined Channel 10 News and developed its Friday night program. In December 2005 he was appointed CEO and editor in chief, and he left the post in 2008. He has hosted hundreds of state ceremonies, including memorial ceremonies on Mount Herzl and the state funeral of President Shimon Peres.

After Channel 10 he founded a production company. In January 2025 he co-founded the House Padel club chain, and he co-founded the defense company Trisar, which develops autonomous underground platforms. He is married to Hani, has 4 children and lives in Herzliya.