Yonatan Rom

Yonatan Rom was born in 1977

Yonatan Rom was born in 1977. He holds a bachelor's degree in economics and political science from Tel Aviv University. He also earned a master's degree in security studies from the National Defense University in Washington, D.C.

He joined the IDF in 1995 and volunteered for Sayeret Matkal. He served there as a team commander and company commander, and later as deputy commander. As a lieutenant colonel he became an intelligence interrogation officer in the Intelligence Directorate.

In 2014 he took command of the Egoz Unit and led it in Operation Protective Edge. He was badly wounded in the battle of Shuja'iyya, then recovered and returned to command until May 2016. In 2017 he was promoted to colonel and led the Fire Arrows Formation until 2019.

He commanded Sayeret Matkal from 2019 to 2021 and then became a commander in Unit 8200. He left regular service in 2023. In the Swords of Iron War he led a special operations headquarters in Northern Command as a reserve officer.

After his discharge he founded the company Gideon Defense with Yoaz Hendel and Avi Gil. He is married to Maya and has 3 children.