Ariel Beery is a mis­sion-dri­ven entre­pre­neur and civ­il soci­ety activist who has spent three decades build­ing insti­tu­tions at the inter­sec­tion of Israel, the Jew­ish world, and glob­al devel­op­ment. He is the edi­tor and pub­lish­er of Prophe­cy: A Jour­nal for Tomor­row, and father of three. Born in New York City and a long-time res­i­dent of Israel, he co-found­ed Pre­sen­Tense, MobileODT, and CoV­e­loc­i­ty. He advis­es foun­da­tions, gov­ern­ments, and civ­il soci­ety orga­ni­za­tions across Israel, Africa, and North Amer­i­ca. Being Israeli After the Destruc­tion of Gaza is his sec­ond book.