Oded holds a B.A. in Government, Diplomacy, and Strategy, and an M.A. in Counter-Terrorism and Homeland Security from the Interdisciplinary Center in Herzliya, Israel. A Captain in the IDF, he served from 2005 to 2010 in training and combat roles, earning the ‘Outstanding Officer of the Year’ award from Brig. General Avi Ashkenazi. Since joining MAX in 2014, Oded has held roles including Regional Director of the MENA Division and now serves as Deputy Chief Intelligence Officer.