Pnina Gal Yaakov lives in Beer Sheva, where she was born and raised. She is currently studying towards a Masters degree in management of not-for-profit organizations at the Management School of the Ben Gurion University of the Negev. She holds a B.A. in Education and Bible Studies and an M.A. in Education, in the track for development of curricula and teaching, both from the Ben Gurion University of the Negev.
In the past, Pnina coordinated educational projects and was a research and teaching assistant in the department of education at the Ben Gurion University of the Negev. Pnina joined the Mandel Center for Leadership Education as administrative coordinator in March 2006. Pnina is currently the programs coordinator at the Center.