Tali Herskowitz grew up in the South of Israel and was socially and politically active from a young age. Before joining NIF, Tali was a fellow at the NGO Working Group on Women Peace and Security, a Shatil Everett Fellow at ASSAF Aid Organization for Refugees and Asylum Seekers in Israel, a Case Manager at Safe Horizon Domestic Violence Police Program in New York City, and a music teacher at LaGuardia Community College. She holds a BA in Mathematics and Gender Studies from Tel Aviv University and an MA in Diplomacy and Conflict Resolution from the Interdisciplinary Center in Herzliya. In her free time, Tali is a yoga teacher and an avid cyclist.