Bio

Leading IBM Ventures investment activities, and a liaison for IBM’s M&A and partnerships in Israel. Founder and Head of IBM's security research lab in Israel and a Professor at Ben-Gurion University. Ventures Strengths: Track record in outcome-driven sourcing, evaluation and closing of opportunities; building ecosystem relationships and venture partnerships; broad network across national- and government-level innovation communities; trusted technical partner to corporate investment decisions. R&D Leadership Strengths: Setting strategic technology & research initiatives and leading them to fulfillment and impact; identifying, attracting and managing top talent; extensive experience in successfully transferring software technologies to corporate business units and government agencies. R&D leader with proven and corporate-recognized excellence in building technology organizations from the ground up.