Nimrod Sheffer

Nimrod Sheffer was born in 1961 in Alonim

Sheffer was born in 1961 and grew up in Kibbutz Alonim. His parents were Holocaust survivors. He finished Carmel Zevulun School.

He earned a BA in geophysics and planetary sciences from Tel Aviv University in 1994. In 2005 he received an MA in public administration from Harvard University through the Wexner Foundation program.

He joined the Air Force in 1979 and became a fighter pilot in 1981. He commanded Squadrons 253 and 101 and Ramon Air Base, and in 2010 became Air Force chief of staff. In 2012 he was named head of the Planning Directorate as a major general, his last post before retiring.

In 2018 he joined Israel Aerospace Industries as VP of strategy and research and became CEO that September. He left the post in October 2020.

In April 2025 he said he had been removed from reserve duty after signing the Pilots' Letter. In May 2025 he joined The Democrats led by Yair Golan and was placed 11th on its list for the 2026 election. He is married to Haya and has 4 children.