Michal Ben-Dov is a fellow at the Mandel Leadership Institute. She founded and directed Camp USA, an organization that sends young Israelis to Jewish summer camps in North America with the goal of fostering a connection between the two largest Jewish communities in the world. She was involved with Maccabi World Union, and directed the Junior Maccabiah in 2005. Her areas of interest include Jewish Peoplehood and the encounter between Israel and the Diaspora Jewish community.