Naama Ben-Zvi serves as the Biometric Commissioner and the Head of the Identity & Biometric Application Unit, a division within the National Cyber Directorate (INCD) in the Prime Minister’s Office of Israel.
Naama joined the Prime Minister’s Office Legal Department in 2008. Over a decade ago, she played a key role in establishing the Identity & Biometric Application Unit and served as the Unit’s legal advisor for seven years. Her responsibilities included overseeing all legal and privacy aspects of the unit’s missions in biometric applications across Government, public, and private sectors in Israel.
From 2019 to 2022, Naama held the position of Department Manager of Biometric Projects, and from 2022 to 2023, she served as Director of Oversight & Compliance, responsible for supervising National Biometric projects and establishing policy and guidelines for the Unit. She has held her current position since October 1, 2023. In addition to her role within the INCD, Naama is also the Gender Equality Officer, tasked with promoting and monitoring equal opportunity and gender sensitivity within the organization.
Naama earned her LLB degree from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem in 2002 and her LLM degree from Bar-Ilan University in 2018. She has been a member of the Israeli Bar Association since 2003, holds certification as an Information System Analyst from the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, and is an IEEE certified Biometrics Professional.
In November 2023, Naama joined the Biometrics Institute Director Board, alongside other civil servants from around the world.
