Nitzan Alon

Nitzan Alon was born in 1965 in Nir Banim

Alon was born in 1965 and grew up in Moshav Nir Banim, where his parents were among the first settlers. He was the third of 4 brothers. He attended the Be'er Tuvia regional school and then did a year of service as a youth counselor.

He earned a bachelor's degree at the Technion with a double major in physics and materials engineering.

He joined the IDF in 1984 and served mostly in Sayeret Matkal, which he commanded from 1998 to 2001. He later commanded the Etzion Brigade, the Judea and Samaria Division and Central Command. From 2015 to 2018 he headed the Operations Directorate, and he then oversaw the effort against the Iranian threat.

As division commander he faced protests and harassment by settlers, and he called 'price tag' acts terrorism. After retiring he held business roles, including CEO of Candoc, a strategy role at Matrix and a board seat at Smart Shooter from 2021. He also chaired the Ben-Gurion House council in Tel Aviv.

In October 2023 he was appointed to lead the IDF intelligence effort to locate the abducted and missing. He was part of a 4-person team negotiating a ceasefire and hostage release deal. He is married to Mor Alon, and they have 4 children.