Dan Sobovitz is a Brussels-based social entrepreneur working at the intersection of peacebuilding, democracy, and EU policy. Raised in an Israeli settlement, his trajectory has shaped a commitment to dialogue and conflict transformation. He previously advised a Vice-President of the European Commission on communications and spent years communicating on behalf of EU institutions. Dan led a humanitarian operation that delivered prescription medications to Israeli hostages and Palestinian children in Gaza via EU planes, and coordinated an EU-funded project bringing Israeli and Palestinian peace actors to all European capitals.

Dan is founder of DemocraCrisis and the European Office the Israeli Hostages, and regularly writes and speaks on democracy, peace, and human rights.