BSc in Industrial Engineering and Management, Tel Aviv University; MBA. Managing General Partner and Co-Founder, Pitango Venture Capital. Chairman, Al-Bawader, Israel's first investment fund focused on Israeli minorities' sectors. Founder and Chairman, Amelia, a Middle East regional private equity fund. Co-Founder and former Chairman, IVA (now IATI). Former Chairman, Israel America Chamber of Commerce. Chairman: Peres Center for Peace; Israel Hall of Innovation. Investor and board member of several publicly traded NASDAQ and NYSE companies. Former Board Member: Weizmann Institute; Bezalel Academy. Board Member, Friends Association, IDC.