Giora Yaron

Giora Yaron (Hebrew: ‎גיורא ירון‎; born 1948) is a Doctor of Physics, entrepreneur, businessman, and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Tel Aviv University. [1] [2] Yaron is known as one of the founding fathers of Israel's high-tech industry.[3]

Early years

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 1979 Yaron worked as a physicist at the National Semiconductor Company in Santa Clara, Silicon Valley. In 1982, he returned with his family to Israel directed National Semiconductor's research and development center in Herzliya Pituah (NSTA) later, he founded the National Semiconductor in Migdal Haemek (NSMH), this center became Tower Jazz.[5] 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. [6]

Establishment of companies
  • Itamar Medical – 1997-today, founder and Chairman. [7]
  • P-Cube – 1999-2004, co-founder and Chairman. [8]
  • Qwilt – 2010-Today, co-founder and Board member. [9]
  • Hyperwise- Founding Investor and board member.[10]
  • Siraj Technologies – 2017-Today, co-founder and Chairman. [11]

Business exits

Yaron was involved in a few exits. [12] [13] such as:

  • Comsys - Part of Comsys was sold to Conexant (1996). The other part was sold to Texas Instruments (2005).[14]
  • P-Cube - sold to Cisco(2004)[15].
  • Qumranet - sold to Red Hat (2008)[16]
  • Hyperwise - sold to Check Point (2015)[17]

Past and present senior positions
  • Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Tel Aviv University (2010-2018)[18]
  • Chairman of the Board of Directors of Itamar Medical (since 1997)
  • Member of the Board of Directors of Amdocs (since 2009)[19]
  • Member of the Advisory Committee to the Minister of Defense on technological aspects of commemoration[20]
  • Member of the Board of Directors of Qwilt, Excelero, Equalum [21] [22].

Personal life

Yaron lives in Caesarea with his wife, Zila.[23]

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