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Israel Ehud Barak has transitioned from a highly decorated military general to a prominent political figure, serving as Israel's Prime Minister and Minister of Defense, and engaging in international business and advisory roles.
Co-founded by Ehud Barak and Ehud Schneorson in 2019, this Israeli offensive cyber company was later sold to US private equity firm AE Industrial Partners for $900 million.
Ehud Barak formed a limited partnership company in Israel in 2015, called Sum (E.B.) 2015, to invest in this high-tech startup. US-based businessman Andrew Intrater is a business partner and backer of Carbyne Ltd.
Ehud Barak is closely linked to Toka, a cybersecurity company he co-founded in 2018. Based in Tel Aviv, Toka specializes in offensive cybersecurity solutions.
Jeffrey Epstein invested in a limited partnership established and controlled by Mr. Barak in 2015 to back his technology startup, Reporty (later Carbyne). Epstein-controlled company also donated to Ehud Barak’s political activity.
After resigning as Prime Minister in 2001, Barak left Israel to work as a senior advisor with this United States–based company.
In 2005, following a failed attempt to regain leadership of the Labor party, Barak became a partner of this Pennsylvania-based investment company. He also established his own company, "Ehud Barak Limited."
Ehud Barak has participated in multiple podcasts and events with the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, discussing topics related to Middle Eastern conflicts and politics.
Ehud Barak, born Ehud Brog on February 12, 1942, in Kibbutz Mishmar HaSharon, Mandatory Palestine, is a former Israeli General and politician. His early life was shaped by the Holocaust, which claimed the lives of his grandparents from both sides of his family. He pursued higher education, earning a Bachelor’s degree in physics and mathematics from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem in 1968, and a Master’s degree in engineering-economic systems from Stanford University in 1978. In 1972, he hebraized his family name from “Brog” to “Barak”. His military career spanned 35 years, from 1959 to 1995, culminating as Chief of the General Staff, the highest rank in the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). He is one of the most highly decorated soldiers in Israel’s history.
Barak’s military tenure included leadership in several significant operations. He led “Operation Isotope” in 1972 to free hostages on hijacked Sabena Flight 571 and participated in the covert 1973 Israeli raid in Lebanon. He was also a key architect of the 1976 Entebbe raid. During the Yom Kippur War, he commanded an improvised regiment of tanks and later led the 401st Armored Brigade, the 611th “Pillar of Fire,” and the 252nd “Sinai” divisions. He served as head of the Military Intelligence Directorate (Aman) from 1983 to 1985 and as Deputy Chief of the General Staff from 1987 to 1991. As Chief of the General Staff (1991-1995), he oversaw the implementation of the first Oslo Accords and participated in negotiations for the Israel–Jordan peace treaty.
His political career began in 1995 as Interior Minister and then Foreign Affairs Minister under Shimon Peres. Elected to the Knesset in 1996, he became Labor Party leader in 1997. From 1999 to 2001, Barak served as Prime Minister and Minister of Defense, notably withdrawing Israeli forces from Southern Lebanon in 2000 and participating in the 2000 Camp David Summit. After leaving politics in 2001, he worked as a senior advisor with Electronic Data Systems and engaged in private equity. He re-entered politics in 2005, serving again as Minister of Defense from 2007 to 2013, leading “Operation Cast Lead” in 2008–09. In 2011, he formed the Independence party. He retired from politics in 2012 but attempted another comeback in 2019, leading the Israel Democratic Party, which did not win enough seats for him to rejoin the Knesset.
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