Nurit Gal

Nurit Gal was born in 1968 in Jerusalem

Nurit Gal was born in 1968 in Jerusalem. Her father, Ben-Zion Yehoshua-Raz, was director general of the Magnes Press of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

She earned a bachelor's degree in physics and mathematics from the Hebrew University in 1989. She later earned master's degrees from Tel Aviv University, Harvard University and Johns Hopkins University. In 2018 she received a doctorate in business administration from Tel Aviv University.

She joined the Talpiot program in 1986 and later served in the IDF Planning Directorate. As head of its Organization Department, she coordinated staff work on reorganizing the IDF after the Second Lebanon War.

In 2014 she became deputy director of electricity and regulation at the Electricity Authority, a post she held for 6 years. She worked on the electricity sector reform, including the wholesale market principles and arrangements for private and renewable producers. In 2019 she drafted the response to the energy minister on ending coal use.

In 2020 she joined EY as head of energy and infrastructure, and in 2021 she founded the consulting firm e-nrgY. From 2022 to 2025 she sat on the board of NTA. She has published studies on energy storage, electric vehicles and renewable energy.