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Nadav Zafrir

Nadav Zafrir is an Israeli high-tech entrepreneur and reserve brigadier general who commanded Unit 8200 and became CEO of Check Point in 2024.

born 1971Commanding Unit 8200Founding Team8CEO of Check Point

Occupation: military officer
Rank: tat aluf
Wars: South Lebanon conflict

Nadav Zafrir was born in 1971

Nadav Zafrir was born in 1971. He holds a law degree from the Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya and an MBA from Tel Aviv University and Northwestern University.

He volunteered for Sayeret Matkal after paratrooper basic training and became a team commander there. He received the Chief of Staff citation for a covert operation he led. He later served as deputy commander of the technology unit of Military Intelligence and was loaned to the Mossad.

In 2005 he moved to Unit 8200 and served as its deputy commander until 2008. In 2009 he became the unit's commander. He left the post and retired from the IDF in July 2013.

In February 2015 he founded the cyber fund Team8 and served as its CEO. He was president of the cybersecurity company Claroty, joined the board of BlueteamGlobal in 2017, and became co-chairman of SolarEdge in 2019. In December 2024 he became CEO of Check Point.

Nadav Zafrir's life in 8 milestones

1971
Born.
2005
Became deputy commander of Unit 8200.
2009
Appointed commander of Unit 8200.
2013
Retired from the IDF.
2015
Founded the cyber fund Team8.
2017
Joined the board of BlueteamGlobal.
2019
Became co-chairman of SolarEdge.
2024
Became CEO of Check Point.

Nadav Zafrir served in Unit 8200 and Sayeret Matkal

He served in Sayeret Matkal as a team commander and received the Chief of Staff citation. He commanded Unit 8200 from 2009 to 2013 and holds the reserve rank of brigadier general.

Unit 8200 Sayeret Matkal