Hilla Haddad Chmelnik, grew up and was educated in Kiryat Ekron. Hila is an aerospace engineer from the Technion, was part of the Iron Dome development team, established the Innovation and Strategy Division at Netivei Israel, and served as CEO of the Ministry of Innovation, Science and Technology. Today she lives in the Negev, is a co-founder of the space startup Moonshot, and serves as chairperson and board member in several companies.