Tal is head of Strategy of the World Economic Forum Centre for Cybersecurity. Before joining the Forum, Tal has taken part in the establishment of Israel National Cyber Bureau, leading the formation of Israel's national cyber security strategy and devising policies on the various aspects of national cyber security (such as technology, international cooperation, economic growth). Prior to that, Tal served as an officer in the Military Intelligence Directorate.
B.Sc. in physics and mathematics from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, as a graduate of the elite IDF Talpiot program. M.A. in economics from Tel-Aviv University.
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