Giuliani recently joined the law firm Greenberg Traurig LLP as its new global chairman of cyber security and crisis management practice. He was visiting BGU and Beer-Sheva’s Advanced Technologies Park to meet with researchers and startup firms at Israel’s new cyber security hub.

As mayor of New York City from 1994 to 2001, Giuliani is credited with reducing crime and handling the aftermath of the 9/11 terror attacks on the World Trade Center. Following that, he founded Giuliani Partners, a security consulting firm.

At BGU on Tuesday, he visited with experts from the University’s Cyber Security Research Center and Deutsche Telekom Innovation Labs@BGU, and with the president of the University, Prof. Rivka Carmi. He also delivered a speech to students on “The International Aspects of the Cyber Threat.”

Giuliani also met with Prof. Dan Blumberg, BGU vice president and dean for research and development and director of BGU’s Homeland Security Institute; Prof. Bracha Shapira, Deutsche Telekom Innovation Labs@BGU and Cyber Security Research Center; Yoav Tzruya, partner and head, JVP Cyber Labs; and Dr. Nimrod Kozlovski, venture partner, JVP Cyber Labs.

Giuliani was visiting BGU in part on the recommendation of his partner at Greenberg Traurig, Shira Yoshor. She is on the board of American Associates, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev Greater Texas Region.