Noa Tishby is a two-time New York Times best-selling author and Israel’s former Special Envoy for Combating Antisemitism and Delegitimization. 

Born and raised in Tel Aviv, Israel, Noa Tishby got her start in the Israeli entertainment industry as a teen in the original musical David. She received a drama scholarship from the Tel Aviv Museum of Art and went on to appear in Israel’s leading TV shows, films, theater, and ad campaigns, becoming a household name in her homeland. Tishby served in the Israeli army before landing a starring role on the nation’s highest-rated prime time drama. 

After becoming a household name in Israel, Tishby moved to Los Angeles, where as a producer she made history with the sale of In Treatment to HBO: the first Israeli television show to become an American series. She co-produced the 14 Emmy and Golden Globe-nominated, and Peabody Award-winning In Treatment alongside Mark Wahlberg and Stephen Levinson. With that first sale, Tishby created a market that did not exist before: the sale of Israeli TV formats in the U.S. 

Following In Treatment, Tishby formed and headed a Joint Venture between ITV Studios US and Israel’s major network, “Reshet”, to develop, create, and produce TV content made in Israel for the international market. The company was the first to bring a U.S. production to film in Israel with a game show for CBS. Tishby sold numerous TV projects to major TV networks in the US among them HBO, Showtime, ABC, CBS, Comedy Central, and MTV. Her U.S. acting credits include The Island, The Ghost of Girlfriends Past, Star Trek, Big Love, CSI, Dig, and The Affair.

In 2011 Tishby founded the first Israel-focused online advocacy and rapid response organization, Act for Israel, and became a powerful voice for Israel and the Middle East. In 2014 she initiated a partnership between The Schusterman Foundation and Summit Series and co-created Reality Israel, a series of leadership trips to Israel for Jews and non-Jews alike. To date, Reality has brought to Israel thousands of professionals in tech, music, food, sports and the arts and sciences. In 2024 Tishby founded the nonprofit Eighteen which focuses on fighting antisemitism, defending Israel and inspiring jewish pride through media and entertainment. She was recognized as one of the 50 Most Powerful Jews in the World and on Hollywood Reporter’s Women in Power list of international executives. 

After years of speaking and writing about Israel and antisemitism, both publicly and privately, Tishby has deciphered how to explain these complex issues in a clear and relatable way. Her first book Israel: A Simple Guide to the Most Misunderstood Country on Earth, was published in 2021 by Simon & Schuster and became a New York Times bestseller. Tishby recently released her second New York Times best-selling book: Uncomfortable Conversations with a Jew, which she co-authored with Emmanuel Acho. 

Tishby is among the best-known pro-Israel figures on social and legacy media, her content reaching millions of people daily across all platforms. In recognition of her advocacy work, Noa was appointed as Israel's first-ever Special Envoy for Combatting Antisemitism and the Delegitimization of Israel, a position she held until 2023. In 2024 she was awarded an honorary doctorate by Reichman University. 

Tishby resides in Los Angeles, and she is a proud Jewish mother to her son Ari. 

“…Tishby has become a dominant and provocative voice on a war that is being fought in the Middle East and also on television, social media, and American streets and college campuses. She is the voice of this Jewish generation.” -NYTimes