Dan Rothem

Dan Rothem is a Senior Research Consultant for The S. Daniel Abraham Center for Middle East Peace, traveling regularly between Washington and Israel and since early 2007 based full-time in Israel. During these years, using publicly available information, personal research and data obtained through collaborations with NGOs and Israel's policy and security community, Dan has overseen the development of an extensive map database relating to the West Bank, Gaza Strip and Jerusalem.

Using Geographic Information System (GIS) technologies, Dan has created maps (including three-dimensional digital maps) within which he had embedded data relevant to policymakers (demographic, political, etc...), allowing precise and instant analysis/comparison of options and proposals.

In Israel, Dan works closely with various organizations composed of former senior Israel intelligence and military officials on issues such as Israel's borders and the route of Israel's West Bank security barrier, Jerusalem, checkpoints, and settlements. Dan regularly briefs top officials in the Israeli government and military establishment, as well as in the United States. He is also involved in a range of track II efforts related to these issues.

Dan’s relationship with the Center began in 2002. Prior to joining the Center, he worked for the Center for Defense Information in Washington, DC. Dan grew up in Tel Aviv, Israel, where he completed his three-year service in the Israel Defense Forces with the rank of First Sergeant in November 1997. He has a BA in Journalism from Gardner-Webb University in Boiling Springs, N.C.