Former Mossad Chief Psychologist and Hostage Negotiator
Reveals the Untold Stories of Resilience
You managed to inject us with a sense of hope and resilience during these dark times.
Steve Weil
CEO of FIDF
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Meet Glenn
Glenn Cohen, Hostage Debrief Team Leader, former Mossad Officer and Chief Psychologist, Hostage Negotiator and Israeli Air Force Pilot.
Glenn speaks at private events and public forums around the world, sharing insights from his debriefing of the hostages upon their release from Hamas captivity.
Glenn Cohen immigrated to Israel from the United States and gave up a college basketball scholarship in order to enlist in the IDF during the 1982 Lebanon war.
Against all odds he managed to fulfill his dream and despite a 90% attrition rate, he graduated from the prestigious Israel Airforce academy and received his wings as a pilot.
After serving for 7 years as a helicopter pilot in the Lebanon war zone, Glenn was recruited to the Mossad and served for over 25 years in various positions, reaching the equivalent rank of Colonel as Chief Psychologist.
In this capacity, he was responsible for selecting and training the elite operatives to believe that there is no such thing as mission impossible.
Glenn accompanied and advised commanders from the cutting edge units of the defense establishment – Mossad, Shin Bet, “Yamam” SWAT teams, in all matters related to resilience and peak performance under extreme conditions. Based on thousands of hours of mentoring combatants and commanders from the most elite units of the defense establishment, Glenn developed the ELITE method for leadership and team building.
Since his retirement from the Mossad in 2015, Glenn shares the ELITE method, mentoring and training CEO’s and their teams from leading organizations around the world, enabling them to reach their full potential and execute like an ELITE team.
Benjy Singer
Director of WeWork Israel
Thanks for an amazing workshop. Its a huge challenge to get a team to venture out of their comfort zone and truly open up and connect. This is where Glenn and Orit's passion and experience meet.
Steve Weil
CEO of FIDF
Thank you for your engaging and incredibly inspiring presentations to our groups. You managed to inject us with a sense of hope and resilience during these dark times.
Lt. Col. R.
F-15 Fighter Squadron Commander
After Glenn's lecture at the Israel
Airforce excellence program, the pilots and commanders left with much inspiration and a new perspective regarding what they are capable of accomplishing, professionally and personally.
Rafi Yablonsky
Executive Director
The Canadian Shhre Zedek Hospital Foundation
Hearing Glenn Cohen speak is an unforgettable experience, as he effortlessly weaves profound insights with a contagious optimism that leaves the audience feeling both enlightened and deeply inspired. His words resonate long after, sparking hope and a renewed drive to take meaningful action
Rabbi Haskel Lookstein
Rabbi Emiritus of Kehilath Jeshurun
Your talks were extremely and greatly inspirational in describing the responses of Israelis in battle, in captivity (hostages) and in support of each other. In addition, your psychological insights were helpful to all listeners in facing their own challenges, crises and existential fears.
