Gil Troy is an American historian, author, and professor of history at McGill University in Montreal, Canada, specializing in North American history and the modern American presidency. He serves as a Distinguished Scholar in North American History at McGill and a Senior Fellow at the Jewish People Policy Institute in Israel. A native of Queens, New York, Troy attended Jamaica High School before pursuing all his higher education at Harvard University, where he earned bachelor's, master's, and PhD degrees in the 1980s. He is an award-winning author of twelve books and editor of two others, often focusing on presidential history and Zionism. Currently residing in Jerusalem, Troy is a prominent Zionist activist and commentator. He writes a regular column for The Daily Beast on forgotten history, contextualizing current events historically, and contributes as a columnist for The Jerusalem Post. He has appeared in media, including the documentary 'Hijacking the Holy Land,' and is recognized for blending academic expertise with public commentary on politics and Jewish issues.