Dandi Hardy

Dandi is a former Israeli national-security tech and intelligence leader with 12 years of experience leading cross-stack national missions. She ultimately served as Chief of Staff to the Head of the Cyber Division, a 600+ person organization under the Israeli Ministry of Defense. She also sat on boards of leading nonprofits supporting the LGBTQ+ community and patients with rheumatic diseases. At Stanford, she is Climate Strategy Director for the GSB Impact Fund and has led sourcing, research, and diligence with Intrepid Ventures and Third Sphere VC across frontier deep tech, defense, space, energy, robotics, and AI. She holds a BSc in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics and a Master’s in Public Policy for Senior Executive Service (magna cum laude) from The Hebrew University of Jerusalem.