Zvi Schreiber
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Born | London, England | 9 June 1969
Spouse | Rina Frei Schreiber |
Zvi Schreiber, (born 9 June 1969) is a British-Israeli serial entrepreneur. He has founded high tech start-up companies including G.ho.st which at the time was considered the only high tech start-up with a joint Palestinian-Israeli team[1][2][3]. He lives in Jerusalem, Israel.
Startup Companies founded
Schreiber has founded the following companies:
- IsraTec Limited
- Tradeum Inc, acquired by VerticalNet[4]
- Unicorn Inc, acquired by IBM[5]
- Ghost Inc[6] (which traded as G.ho.st and has now closed operations).
Directorships Of Startups
As of 2010, Schreiber is a director on the board of another startup, Lightech Electronic Industries Ltd[7], based in California and Israel, which produces power supplies for energy-efficient lighting[8]. Originally, Schreiber was involved in the development of some of the intellectual property of the company and was CEO for a short time[9]. His father, David Schreiber, an experienced businessman and investor[10], chairs the board and is CEO[11] of the startup.
Other Activities and Achievements
Schreiber has spoken at software industry events [12][13][14] and at some economic conferences[15] and is a co-inventor of several patents and patent applications[16].
Schreiber is also the author and photographer of a small picture book[17].
Education
Schreiber has a BA in Mathematics from the University of Cambridge, a PhD in Computer Science from Imperial College London and an MSc in Theoretical Physics (Quantum Fields) from Imperial College London[18].
References
- ^ One team, two offices: Israel and Palestine Fortune Small Business, 10 March 2009.
- ^ Tech Startup Bridges Mideast Divide BusinessWeek, 27 December 2007
- ^ Co-operation in the ether The Economist, 23 July 2009
- ^ VerticalNet Buys B2B Trading Partner Internet News, 8 March 2000.
- ^ IBM Acquires Yet Another Business Intelligence ISV Enterprise Systems, 17 May 2006
- ^ Israelis and Palestinians Launch Web Start-Up New York Times 29 May 2008
- ^ [1]Lightech's website
- ^ [2]Lightech's team as of 2010
- ^ [3]A US patent assigned to the company
- ^ [4]Lightech's team as of 2010
- ^ [5]Lightech's team as of 2010
- ^ The Entire D6 G.ho.st Demo Wall Street Journals D: All Things Digital conference 2008
- ^ G.ho.st at Demo 2008 conference
- ^ Innovate Europe 2007
- ^ Milken Institute Global Conference 2009
- ^ US Patent Office search
- ^ Bad Hair Day? (Mini Book in the Charming Petite Series)
- ^ The Nine Lives of Schroedinger's Cat, MSc thesis, Imperial College, January 1995