Tal-Or Cohen Montemayor, Adv., is the founder and Executive Director of CyberWell – the first ever open database dedicated to fighting online antisemitism.
Tal-Or is an expert in digital social platforms, hate speech and extremism. She focuses on online antisemitism and social media hate speech policies, alongside hate crime reporting and legislation. Leveraging the latest methodologies and technologies in big data management, machine learning and lexicon development, Tal-Or has led a variety of open-source intelligence research projects, providing analysis and consulting services to the Institute of National Security Studies, the Israeli Ministry of Strategic Affairs and the Jewish Agency.
A Reichman University (IDC Herzliya) magna cum laude graduate of Government and Law and a member of the Israel Bar Association, Tal-Or worked in the business and web intelligence space at a boutique consulting firm in Tel Aviv prior to launching CyberWell in 2022. Tal-Or is a proud American olah (immigrant), who moved to Israel from Maryland at the age of 18 to serve in the Israeli Defense Forces as a lone soldier.
