Yuval David

Yuval David is an Emmy Award–winning journalist, filmmaker, and actor, and a leading advocate within American, Israeli and international Jewish communities. His work focuses on Zionist, LGBT, civil rights, and social justice causes, advancing democratic values while confronting antisemitism and extremism globally.

David advises more than 40 organizations as a keynote speaker, consultant, and content creator, and serves as a strategic advisor to international NGOs, policy institutes, advocacy organizations, and U.S. and Israeli political leaders. He regularly advocates with elected officials and diplomatic stakeholders in the United States, Israel, and internationally, and speaks at conferences, universities, and policy forums across the United States, Canada, and Israel. He is widely recognized for delivering clear, courageous, and analytically grounded insights on complex sociopolitical issues.

Among his leadership and advocacy roles, David is a fellow of the Middle East Forum, a delegate to the World Zionist Congress, and a U.S. representative of Voice of the People (serving alongside Israel’s President Isaac Herzog). He has been recognized as the #1 “Young Zionist Visionary” by the Jerusalem Post and Jewish National Fund USA, and as a “Hero Against Hate” by the Anti-Defamation League.

As a journalist and commentator, David appears regularly on major U.S., Israeli, and international broadcast networks, including Fox, Newsmax, NewsNation, ABC, NBC, Sky News, JNS, Israel’s i24, and Israel’s Channels 11, 12, 13, and 14. His written work appears in leading publications such as The Hill, New York Post, Fox News, JNS, Algemeiner, Jerusalem Post, Times of Israel, Jewish Journal, Middle East Forum, Out Magazine, and Washington Blade. His journalism and commentary span breaking news, policy analysis, and cultural critique.

As an actor and filmmaker, David’s work has been featured on FX, HBO, ABC, NBC, CBS, Disney, and DreamWorks, as well as on stages across the United States and abroad. He has won over 100 international film festival awards for his work as an actor, director, and filmmaker. His creative and written work—including academic papers, news commentary, and poetry—explores identity, justice, resilience, and moral courage, drawing from lived experience while fostering dialogue and understanding.

Through his multifaceted career, David advances human rights, combats antisemitism, supports Israel’s right to exist, and promotes inclusive democratic values through media, policy engagement, and cultural storytelling.