Mr. Frankel has been to Israel over a dozen times and follows the Mid-East very closely. As a Senior White House Aide, he sat on the Dais during Anwar Sadat's last visit to Israel. He has held challenging positions in Education, Early Childhood, Native American Policies, State Budget Director, and General Manager for The Portland Trail Blazers. His strength is developing and implementing innovative strategies to solve challenging problems that conventional approaches fail to solve.