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Giora Yaron

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Giora Yaron (Hebrew: ‎גיורא ירון; born 1948) is a doctor of physics, businessman, and chairman of the board of directors of the Tel Aviv University.[1][2][3]

Early years

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Yaron was born in Kibbutz, Manara to Dan and Giza Yaron. In the IDF, Yaron served in the 12th Battalion (Barak) of the Golani Brigade, and completed an officers' course. He holds a BA (Graduated summa cum laude) in Physics and Mathematics and a PhD in applied physics from the Hebrew University.[4] In 1992, he managed the Indigo digital printing company (founded by Benny Landa) in Ness Ziona, and in 1994 led it to an IPO on NASDAQ.[5]

Establishment of companies

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  • Itamar Medical – 1997-2022, founder and chairman. [6]
  • P-Cube – 1999-2004, co-founder and chairman. [7]
  • Qwilt – 2010-Today, co-founder and board member. [8]
  • Hyperwise- Founding Investor and board member.[9]
  • Siraj Technologies – 2017-Today, co-founder and chairman. [10]

Business exits

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Yaron was involved in a few exits.[11] such as:

  • Comsys - Part of Comsys was sold to Conexant (1996). The other part was sold to Texas Instruments (2005).[12]
  • P-Cube - sold to Cisco(2004).[13]
  • Qumranet - sold to Red Hat (2008)[14]
  • Hyperwise - sold to Check Point (2015)[15]

Past and present senior positions

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  • Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Tel Aviv University (2010-2018)[16]
  • Chairman of the Board of Directors of Itamar Medical (since 1997)
  • Member of the Board of Directors of Amdocs (since 2009)[17]
  • Member of the Advisory Committee to the Minister of Defense on technological aspects of commemoration[18]
  • Member of the Board of Directors of Qwilt, Excelero, Equalum.[19]

Personal life

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Yaron lives in Caesarea with his wife, Zila.[20]

References

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  1. ^ "Dr. Giora Yaron" (PDF). The Open University of Israel.
  2. ^ "Dr. Giora Yaron: Startups need carrots not sticks". globes. Shlomit Lan. 28 May 2017.
  3. ^ "Dr. Giora Yaron to Head Board of Tel Aviv University". israelnationalnews.
  4. ^ "מקבלי תארים באוניברסיטה העברית בירושלים". jpress.
  5. ^ "Giora Yaron". startupnationcentral.
  6. ^ "Giora Yaron Ph.D." bloomberg.
  7. ^ "Dr. Giora Yaron: Startups need carrots not sticks". globes. 28 May 2017.
  8. ^ "Dr. Giora Yaron Independent Director and Co-founder". qwilt.
  9. ^ "Dr. Giora Yaron BIOGRAPHY". amdocs.
  10. ^ "Israeli Tech Veteran Giora Yaron Wants to Bring Israel's Bedouins Into the Tech Fold". calcalistech. Hagar Ravet. 18 May 2018.
  11. ^ "Dr. Giora Yaron Director". investors.amdocs.
  12. ^ "Giora Yaron, Director or Lump?". haaretz. Guy Rolnik.
  13. ^ "Cisco buys P-Cube for $200m". globes. 23 August 2004.
  14. ^ לן, שלומית (20 May 2017). "אחד מהאבות המייסדים של ההיי-טק הישראלי: כך תקום המובילאיי הבאה". globes. שלומית לן.
  15. ^ "Dr. Giora Yaron - Chairman of the Executive Council,Tel Aviv University". cyberweek.
  16. ^ "Dr. Giora Yaron Giora yaron Picture for websiteChairman of the Executive Council,Tel Aviv University". cyberweek.
  17. ^ "Giora Yaron, Director". Insider Trading Overview.
  18. ^ "Dr. Giora Yaron Chairman". cyberweek.
  19. ^ "Israeli data beaming co Equalum raises $5m". globes. Globes correspondent. 11 September 2017.
  20. ^ "our itin erary - American Friends of Tel Aviv University" (PDF). aftau.
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