Thank you for being our guest speaker at our event in Chicago.... your presentation to donors of the Simon Wiesenthal Center was absolutely wonderful..... all truly enjoyed the insights they gained from your presentation. The event was extremely successful in cultivating prospective donors for the Center.
Alison Pure-Slovin, Director of the Simon Wiesenthal Center, Chicago
This was definitely one of the best lectures we have had over the last 14 years since we started the Riviera Paliament......
We enjoyed every minute of it, and would love to host you again in the future.
Ran Regev, Executive Committee, The Riviera Paliament, Miami
The lectures you gave at our events in Chicago and New York were truly incredible, and we are very grateful.....
I highly recommend David to any organization interested in contracting him to speak at an event. In addition to being a great speaker with lectures full of humor and interesting anecdotes, David is also a very kind and charismatic person.
Hilary Cramer Robinson, Executive Director, American Friends of the Israel National Museum of Science, New York
David Nissan offers a calculated and intuitive understanding of the ever fluid dynamic of Middle East politics. It is worth attending his lectures just to get his on the ground perspective that is so very different from the approach taken by mass media outlets.
Andreas Akaras, President, Saint Andrew's Freedom Forum, Washington DC
David Nissan talked to the Royal Geographic Society on Iran and gave an interesting virtual tour of the country. David is a natural speaker, fluent and humorous, and his extensive international experience is evident.
Rupert McCowan, Director of the Royal Geographical Society - Hong Kong
We had David Nissan speak online to our community. He was fantastic! David is a masterful educator, weaving a personal story into the complicated nature of the Jewish community in Iran, and the country as a whole.
Rabbi Daniel Brenner, Congregation B'nai B'rith, Santa Barbara, California
Our audience was very impressed with your expertise and especially with the fascinating and thought-provoking manner in which you presented your views through the perspective of an Israeli intelligence officer. Your lecture was outstanding and unique.
Ronny Ben-Joseph, President of the Babylonian Jewish Center, Great Neck, New York
Thank you for your unforgettable presentation “Inside the Mind of Iran’s Leader”. It was not just the words that were so fascinating; your performance was extraordinary! This was one of our most memorable events, and one that will be difficult to exceed.
Rabbi Albert Gabbai and Rabbi Yosef Zarnighian, Congregation Mikveh Israel, Philadelphia
We congratulate David Nissan on his innovative, well-structured and coherent presentation to our congregation. He is a great communicator and shows great depth of knowledge. We received excellent feedback and compliments from every member of the audience.
Rabbi Joshua Neely & Natan Brener, Adult Education Chair, at Temple Israel, Orlando Florida
Your presentation on the Iran deal, the Middle East and Israel's current situation was not only compelling and entertaining, but succeeded tremendously in educating and inspiring at the same time. Your impressive talk left everyone wanting more.
Rabbi Daniel Mehlman, Temple Ner Tamid, Downey, Los Angeles County, California
Thank you very much for your compelling and visually engaging presentation of “Inside the Mind of Iran’s Leader” at the Babylonian Jewish Center. Your in-depth knowledge, the surprising revelations, the valuable insight, and the manner in which you conducted the lecture were very powerful and impressive.
Anna Hakakian, Sisterhood President at the Babylonian Jewish Center, New York
The lecture was interesting and fascinating, and was delivered in a clear and flowing manner. It was an experience that left a deep impression.
Frieda Cohen, Training Division of Israel's Foreign Ministry
I received wonderful reactions to your lecture, with extraordinary praise for its innovative approach, clarity, and delivery. In the academic world, there are many who are knowledgeable about the material that they research, but not all can fascinate an audience like you did.
Professor David Menashri, Head of the Center for Iranian Studies, Tel-Aviv University
David Nissan was born and raised in Iran, and after graduating from the International Community School in Teheran, came to Israel to the Hebrew University of Jerusalem where he received his B.A. in Middle-Eastern Studies, and his M.A. in International Relations. He then joined the IDF, and after 16 years of service as an officer and commander, retired and completed a Masters degree in Business Administration, as well as certification studies for leading tours abroad.
For five years, David was the editor and site administrator of "Knesset Update", an online English-language weekly magazine, which reported on parliamentary/political events in Israel. Also, he was employed for seven years by the Israeli Ministry of Defense as a part-time consultant, and worked for 4 years as an senior analyst for
Terrogence, Israel's leading company for the collection and analysis of security/terror-related intelligence from the internet. David was the editor of the Middle East and Iran Newsletter, and is currently a full-time professional speaker and consultant.
David's unique multi-cultural background (he speaks five languages), his academic credentials and his military/security career led him to focus his lectures on Middle-East and Iranian affairs. He is a sought-after lecturer in Israel, is completely fluent in English, and has given lectures in a variety of forums and conferences in leading companies and financial institutions in the private sector, universities, and government ministries including the Ministry of Defense, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the Prime Minister's Office. He has been interviewed on Israeli national radio and television, has spoken in various forums outside of Israel, and is on the keynote speakers list of the
London Speaker Bureau.
On behalf of the Diplomatic Spouses and Partners Israel, I want to thank you for your excellent and enlightening lecture on
Cross Cultural Communication. We’ve received tremendous positive feedback from our members. Thank you for
helping to make our opening event such a success!
Eden Goldberger, DSPI President
David Nissan's fascinating lecture captured my complete attention. David is not only an excellent spealer; he is an actor who sweeps you away......
Tami Shelach - Chairwoman, IDF Widows and Orphans' Organization
Your lecture was rich with content and fine-tuned. The combination of your personal background in Iran and your mastery of this country's past and present history exposed the audience to perspectives that are not readily accessible to the general public.
Sigal Aybes, Director of the Tel-Aviv University Faculty Club
Your lecture showed us that it is possible to view Iran from a different angle. It exposed for us a hidden and fascinating world.
Yaacov Galazan, VP, Israel Aircraft Industries
Your professionally delivered lecture, the presentation and the manner in which you led our virtual tour of Iran, made the event very successful, enjoyable and fascinating.
Amnon Ben-Shmuel, CEO, Book Publishers Association of Israel
We were left spellbound from seeing the magical and unbelievable slides of the Iranian landscape, and from the manner in which the lecture was delivered.
Efrat Ben-Shoshan, Keren Yeda Fund for University Graduates
It is our pleasure to thank you and express our appreciation and satisfaction from your lecture, which was presented in a professional and engaging manner.
Itzik Steinberg, Deputy VP, Israel Ports Authority
Your "Virtual Tour of Iran" lecture, the depth of the contents, and its wonderful delivery fascinated our audience.
Rina Rabinovich, Training and Development Unit, Human Resources Division, ELISRA
Thank you for your presentation of interesting and informative lectures to the English College.... all members of our audience have enjoyed your lectures and look forward to hearing from you again next year.
Audrey Goodman, English Speaking Residents Association in Israel
Thank you for the fascinating lecture you delivered to one of our foreign clients. Your mastery of the material and the tangible way you presented the content greatly impressed the audience. Your lecture enables a rare glimpse from the inside, illustrates the challenges, and points towards ways of dealing with them.
Dikla Weininger, Communications and Cyber Intelligence Solutions Project Manager, Verint
Please accept our appreciation and gratitude for taking us on an interesting and educative virtual tour of Iran, giving us a glimpse of its beautiful landscape, rich culture, art and delicious cuisine.
International Women's Club, Israel
Your wonderful lecture amazed the audience because of its fascinating and unique content, and also because of the way it was delivered.
Aliza Dayan Hamama, CEO of the Babylonian Jewry Heritage Center
Thank you for the fascinating Iran event.. It was a social evening that will remain in our memories for a very long time.
Professor Zvi Rappaport, Head of Neurosurgery in the Rabin Medical Center
We were enchanted by your lecture and personal story....... We hope to listen to you in additional events in the future.
Hanoch Landau, Bank of Israel
You received many well-deserved praise on the way you delivered your lecture, your sense of humor, and the instant rapport you established with the audience.
Tofi Shaanan-Friedman, B'nai B'rith, Israel
The audience eagerly listened to your fascinating lecture, a lecture that was spiced with humor and rich with historical anecdotes. The combination of extensive knowledge and your wonderful ability to tell a story created a most impressive experience.
Liron Teits, NICE
We would like to thank you for the two fascinating lectures that you delivered to us..... You succeeded to captivate all the audience members.
Alumit Karni, Human Resources, Israel Discount Bank
Your "Virtual Tour of Iran" lecture was indeed a fascinating journey into the heart of Iran.
Ayala Benjamin, Jerusalem Cinematheque
We were impressed with your vast knowledge and the way you delivered the subject. Thank you so much for a most pleasurable experience.
Rachel Zeidan, The Campus for International Geography
Thank you for a lecture that was pure pleasure. The audience was absolutely fascinated by the way in which you presented the rich reality of Iran. We enjoyed every minute....
Adi Boblil, Merage Foundation - Israel Branch, Director
The audience members were captivated, and I received excellent reviews regarding the content of your lecture and the way it was delivered.
Dr. Soli Shahvar, Head of The Ezri Center for Iran and Persian Gulf Studies, Haifa University
Your lecture was fascinating, and very enjoyable. The way you presented the content was unique and memorable.
Shlomit Asselman, Hewlett-Packard (HP) - Israel
The dramatic manner in which you assumed the role of Iran's leader.........mesmerized the audience. You succeeded to present in an absolutely original way very important elements that lie at the foundation of the Iranian regime's world view...... Many members of the audience told me that they received from your talk a lot of added value, food for thought, and a much better understanding of the motivations and objectives of Iran's leaders.
Avishai Yarkoni, Museum for Islamic Art, Jerusalem