[6][7] Zamel attended the University of New South Wales in Sydney, where he obtained a Bachelor of Mining Engineering and later moved to Israel studying at the Interdisciplinary Center, Herzliya, specializing in Counter-Terrorism and Homeland Security graduating with a master's degree in government, Diplomacy and Strategy.
[8] Joel Zamel gained widespread visibility and public attention in 2018, after a number of media sources reported about Wikistrat during Robert Mueller's Special Counsel investigation.
[11] On August 3, 2016, Zamel participated in a high-level meeting with Donald Trump Jr., Erik Prince, Stephen Miller and George Nader.
[15] In December 2016, George Nader used WhiteKnight, based in the Philippines, to purchase a presentation demonstrating the impact of social media campaigns on Donald Trump's electoral victory.
[19] In February 2019, federal agents detained Zamel at a Washington airport and he appeared before a grand jury to give evidence to Robert Mueller about his links to George Nader.
He believes “dictators are beating the West when it comes to sophisticated information operations.” [27] Has advocated for “exploiting the frequent protest movements in Iran and the ever-present disgust with the regime through covert on-the-ground and digital support”.