Maisha Group
Israeli private intelligence and risk consultancy
| Maisha Group Ltd.
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| Type | Private company |
| Founded | 2011 |
| Founder(s) | Nir Kalron |
| Headquarters | Israel |
| Industry | Private intelligence; due diligence; security consulting |
| Services | Anti-money-laundering and sanctions training; risk analysis and investigation; KYC; supply-chain protection |
| Homepage | maisha-group.com |
Maisha Group Ltd. (called Maisha Consulting Ltd. in 2016) is an Israeli private intelligence and risk consultancy founded in 2011 by Nir Kalron.[1] It began in anti-poaching and counter-trafficking work in Africa. Today, it says, its work "extends to exposing global commercial mechanisms and supply chains used by transnational criminal organizations and terror groups to avoid law enforcement and circumvent global sanctions".[2]
History
In 2016 Kalron told a Vermont Senate committee that he was a "former Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) combatant for special air operations" and that "In 2011 I founded Maisha Consulting Ltd., which specializes in strategic anti-poaching and counter-trafficking initiatives and infrastructure". He said the firm brought together "leading security experts with many years of experience in the fields of intelligence, special operations, homeland security and technology". He added that it worked "closely" with "the governments of over 20 African countries".[1]
People
| Name | Description on website | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Nir Kalron | Founder (CEO of Maisha Consulting in 2016) | 2011 – |
| Uzi Shaya | "A former member of the intelligence community and an expert in financial warfare" | listed 2026 |
| Sir Jim Dutton | "Retired Royal Marines officer and former Governor of Gibraltar" | listed 2026 |
| Andrew Ellis | CEO of Profound Corporation; former Assistant Deputy Minister, Canadian Security Intelligence Service | listed 2026 |
| Emanuele Ottolenghi | Former senior fellow, Foundation for Defense of Democracies | listed 2026 |
| John Brown | Former Deputy Attaché for Homeland Security Investigations, Nairobi | listed 2026 |
Source: [2]
Diaspora Ministry "soft power" project (2025)
Emails and documents attributed to the Institute for National Security Studies (INSS) were released by the hacking group Handala, which is believed to have ties to Iranian intelligence, and published by Distributed Denial of Secrets. They describe Maisha's part in a proposed project of Israel's Ministry of Diaspora Affairs.[3][4] The material has not been independently verified and may have been altered. According to these documents:
- After a meeting at INSS on 13 August 2025, a ministry official planned to present the project to the ministry's director-general, Avi Cohen-Scali, "to obtain approval in principle on the money". He asked Maisha for a price quote (Handala file 17471).[3]
- Maisha's quote of 17 August 2025 was headed (in Hebrew) "thwarting the soft campaign of the Shi'ite axis led by Iran". It proposed OSINT and "discreet HUMINT", followed by "attachment and incrimination" using "databases, leaks, open materials". Its deliverables included "specific incrimination reports (person/company/NGO reports)", for NIS 200,000 plus VAT over eight weeks.[3]
- A Maisha cover email of 19 August 2025 described "the effector created through the information in the form of a newspaper article and discussions with government and enforcement bodies".[3]
- The director-general's approval meeting was postponed to 30 September 2025, and the set does not show the outcome.[3]
The INSS participants named in the thread are Sima Shine and Danny Citrinowicz, and the emails were forwarded to Raz Zimmt.[3]
See also
External links
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Nir Kalron, Statement on Vermont H.297 Before Vermont Senate Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs Vermont Legislature, 30 March 2016, accessed 22 October 2026.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Maisha Group, About Us Maisha Group, accessed 22 October 2026. Maisha-side.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 Distributed Denial of Secrets, Raz Zimmt emails DDoSecrets, 13 March 2026, accessed 22 October 2026.
- ↑ Distributed Denial of Secrets, Tamir Hayman emails DDoSecrets, 13 March 2026, accessed 22 October 2026.