Dr. Cochav Elkayam-Levy is a legal scholar and human rights advocate, known for her expertise in gender-based violence, international law, and Israeli civil society. She is the founder and chair of the Civil Commission on October 7th Crimes by Hamas against Women and Children, which is documenting atrocities and advocating for global recognition of the sexual violence committed during the attacks. She is a Senior Fellow at the Shalom Hartman Institute, teaches at Reichman University, and served as the Sophie Davis Research Fellow on Gender, Conflict Resolution, and Peace at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem's Leonard Davis Institute for International Relations. She has briefed senior U.S. officials, addressed the UN, and contributed to public awareness through media and film. She can speak extensively on gender and conflict, human rights law, feminist legal theory, and Israel’s national challenges.