Rabbi Dr. Mois Navon is the founding Director of the Center for AI Ethics and Jewish Thought at Bar Ilan University.  He serves as a National Advisor to Israel’s Ministry of Innovation, Science, and Technology on AI Policy and Regulation; sits on the Vatican’s Wisdom Traditions Council on AI Ethics; and participates in the Wisdom Traditions Convene at Anthropic. He holds a B.S. in Computer Engineering from UCLA, an M.A. and Ph.D. in Jewish Philosophy from Bar Ilan University, and rabbinic ordination through Yeshivat Mercaz Harav. 

Robert Levitan is a member of the Center’s board and a veteran technology entrepreneur who has founded six companies, raised more than $150 million in venture capital, and built businesses at the forefront of emerging technologies. A co-founder of iVillage and founder/CEO of Pando Networks, later acquired by Microsoft, he has deep expertise in strategy, partnerships, sales, and organizational leadership. A cum laude Duke graduate, Levitan brings the Center extensive industry relationships and practical institutional experience. He will help lead the Center’s operations, cultivate strategic partnerships and philanthropic support, and spearhead outreach to the technology industry.

Moshe Zalcberg is a member of the Center's board and a technology leader with over 20 years in the semiconductor and design automation industries. He is Managing Partner at Silicon Catalyst Israel, a semiconductor startup incubator, and advises technology companies and investors. A former executive at several global technology companies, he speaks frequently at international forums, from industry conferences to Davos. He is also the author of "Between the Yeshiva and the Board Room". He holds a BSc in Electrical Engineering from the Technion and an MSc in Electronics and an MBA from Tel Aviv University. He will help shape the Center's strategy and its ties to the tech sector.

Dr. Marina Zilbergerts is a scholar of Jewish thought and the ethics of artificial intelligence. She is a Visiting Professor at the University of Ottawa and previously served as Assistant Professor of Jewish Literature and Thought at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. She authored Genesis in the Age of AI: A New Story of Consciousness (Routledge 2026). She holds a Ph.D. in Comparative Literature from Stanford University and a B.A. in Science from Yeshiva University. An advisor to AI & Faith and the Family, Faith and Technology Network (FFTN), she contributes to interfaith initiatives on AI ethics. She writes The Inner Light on Substack and lectures on Jewish thought, consciousness, and AI.