 During the 2012 presidential campaign, Pollak made public appearances as a foreign policy surrogate for the Romney campaign.Under Pollak's leadership, the Emergency Committee for Israel has received four advertising industry awards for its work in 2011 and 2012, including a Gold award in 2012 from the American Association of Political Consultants for best overall public affairs campaign.Pollak lived in Israel for two years and served as the assistant editor of "Azure" magazine published by the Jerusalem-based Shalem Center.