Yaron Rosen

Yaron Rosen was born in 1967 in Rehovot

Yaron Rosen was born in Rehovot in 1967. His maternal grandfather, Dr. Binyamin Dishon-Deutsch, was killed in the War of Independence. At age 3 he moved to Japan for 6 years on a family mission, and he later finished high school there before returning to Israel to enlist as a lone soldier.

He holds a bachelor's degree in economics from Bar-Ilan University. He also holds a master's degree in strategic studies from the United States Air University.

He became a helicopter pilot and flew the Yasur in the Night Raptors squadron. As deputy squadron commander during the February 1997 helicopter disaster, he was removed from his post after the inquiry and barred from command for 3 years. He later flew Cobra and Apache helicopters, commanded 190 Squadron and the cooperation unit, and headed the Participation and Helicopters Division and then the Cyber Staff.

After his discharge he founded the cyber company Toka, where he serves as co-president. In June 2023 he ended his volunteer service at Air Force headquarters because of the judicial reform. After the October 7 massacre he returned to active reserve duty. He is married with 4 children.