Uzi Arad is Director of the Institute for Policy and Strategy (IPS) and Professor of Government at the Lauder School of Government, Strategy and Diplomacy at Herzliya's Interdisciplinary Center. He is also chairman of the Herzliya Conference of IDC Herzliya. Arad's areas of specialization include foreign and security affairs, intelligence and policy-making. From 1975-1999, Arad served in senior positions with the Mossad, Israel's foreign intelligence service, both in Israel and abroad.