Ep732: Edo Yahav | VP R&D, GM Israel, SafeBreach

Corporate lawyer turned Global Tech Innovation Manager for the biggest beer manufacturer in the world, Amy believes that when opportunity comes knocking, bold decisions need to be made. Prior to joining AB Inbev this year, Amy led Business Development and Strategic Projects at Weissbeerger, a big data startup that was acquired by AB Inbev in 2018. She holds the belief that nothing grows in a comfort zone: embracing learning new things and acquiring new skills. All while running a half marathon and doing puzzles with her 2 year old.

11 Sep 202023min

Tal is on the investment team at PICO Venture Partners, where she leads deal flow across all software enabled sectors, serves on several boards and supports portfolio companies on growth trajectory. Previously she was one of the youngest investment partners at Tel Aviv Capital and part of the Founding Team and Head of Business Development at WMN, the first co-working space for female-led ventures in Tel Aviv. Tal is a Kauffman Fellow and was a Forbes Under30 recipient in 2017.

11 Sep 202021min

Mark has 28 years of experience as a CEO, CFO, investment banker and board member of public and private companies. He was on the board of Starbucks Coffee and assisted the company in raising its first round of institutional financing. Mark also co-founded the largest U.S. Hispanic Supermarket company, Bodega Latina Corporation (El Super), and is on the board of Bartell Drug Stores.

11 Sep 202021min

Adi Levanon Chazan has been involved in global high-tech ecosystems for over a decade, with a myriad of experience across early stage investments and LP positions out of the US and Israel, along with product management and legal operations at two global $billion companies. Adi is currently Principal at Flint Capital, a global early stage VC fund with over $150M in AUM investing out of Silicon Valley, Boston, Israel and Europe. She is a student at Kellogg's international EMBA program and a graduate from IDC Herzeliya with a LL.B. in Law and a B.A. in Business Administration (major in finance). Adi is also a certified Israeli lawyer.

11 Sep 202024min

Jeff is the CEO of LWD Advisors, Inc., a Legal, HR and Business consulting firm focused on emerging growth companies. Previously he held several Executive roles at companies including Google, Pebble Technology Corp., Apple and Intel. He has volunteered thousands of hours in pro bono legal service through organizations like AIDS Legal Services and others. Jeff is also an Adjunct Professor at Santa Clara University’s School of Law.

11 Sep 202023min

Ami is the Director of Translational Medicine and Patient Relations at the Stanford Genome Technology Center.  She has served in the Association of Academic Physiatrists (AAP) on the Leadership Council, has been involved in medical student and resident education nationally, and has written a guide to musculoskeletal ultrasound distributed by Sonosite.  She has expertise in analytics, advised multiple startups in business strategy, product development and marketing.

11 Sep 202022min

Raymond has worked as an executive and consultant to leading technology companies ranging from start-ups to Fortune 500 companies. He currently serves as an advisor to CEOs of high growth venture backed companies. Previously he held executive positions in The Boston Consulting Group (Partner), Intuit (SVP of Strategy & Corporate Development and CMO) and Yahoo! (SVP of Global Partnerships & Business Development). Raymond has a BS in Mechanical Engineering from Stanford University and a MBA from Harvard University.

11 Sep 202025min

Doron is a C-Level executive with diverse experience in Strategy, M&A, GM and BD. He is an active investor and a strategic advisor with focus on growth, change management, funding and mergers and acquisitions. Most recently Doron was a Vice President at NICE and General Manager of NICE Satmetrix. Previously he was President of Tower Semiconductor USA, VP Marketing and Sales. Doron is a General Partner at J-Ventures.

11 Sep 202022min