Panelist Ariel Nurieli

Ariel is a rising senior at Columbia University from South Florida, double majoring in computer science and mathematics. After graduating high school in 2016, Ariel served as a combat officer in the Israeli Defense Forces, reaching the rank of captain and receiving the Presidential Award for Excellence.

Ariel is passionate about advocacy and technology, with aspirations to become self-employed and develop innovative tech products. Financing his education independently, Ariel works part-time as a teaching assistant and goes back and forth between NYC and Israel serving in the IDF.