Michal Gilad, SJD

 Executive Director & Co-Founder

Michal is an interdisciplinary scholar with a background in law and social science. She specializes in the utilization of academic and empirical research to inform and improve our laws and policies, with specific expertise in laws and policies that impact the lives of children and families. Her research focuses on the synthesis of science and law, developing evidence-based adaptations of laws and policies to the unique developmental, social and cultural needs of children and youth, in order to improve efficacy and quality of justice.

Michal currently serves as an expert fellow with the Salzburg Global Seminar on issues of youth violence and safety, and whole-child education. Her most recent work has been published in prominent professional journals, such as the University of Illinois Law Review, NYU Review of Law & Social Change, and the Fordham Urban Law Journal, as well as media outlets such as Forbes, NY Daily News and the Philadelphia Enquirer. She holds a doctorate degree (S.J.D) and an LLM from the University of Pennsylvania Law School, an M.S. in criminology from the University of Pennsylvania, and an LLB from Tel-Aviv University Faculty of Law.