Dr Yechiel (Michael) Leiter (Hebrew: ????? ?????) is an American-born Israeli historian of philosophy, and also a public policy analyst.
Leiter is a resident scholar at Jerusalem's Herzl Institute.
He has previously served as Chief of Staff to Benjamin Netanyahu at Israel's Ministry of Finance and as political assistant to Ariel Sharon in Israel's parliament.
Leiter is also an ordained Rabbi and has written three books and numerous essays on politics in the Middle East.