Moriya Azulay is the Founder and CEO of Lone Front and a student of Government and Diplomacy at Reichman University. She is active in public diplomacy and has lectured in more than 15 countries. Raised in Ashdod by a single mother in a challenging socio-economic environment, she is the first in her family to pursue higher education and military service. In high school she participated in the “Aharai” program and “Young Ambassadors,” then attended a pre-military academy and served as a lone combat soldier in the Lions of Jordan battalion. After her service she was accepted to a prestigious summer program at the University of Pennsylvania. Upon returning to Israel, a sudden eviction notice during her first semester inspired her to found Lone Front, a nonprofit supporting lone female combat soldiers through housing, scholarships and leadership development.

“Life is 10 percent what happens to you and 90 percent how you respond. Your starting point is not your ceiling.”