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Chief Executive Officer and Founder at Skybox Security
Gidi Cohen co-founded Skybox in 2002 and has been instrumental in building awareness and adoption of Security Risk Management solutions in the marketplace. A noted expert on the business and technical implications of network security, risk management, and modeling and simulation technologies, Mr. Cohen is a frequent speaker at security conferences. Prior to Skybox, Cohen was the CEO and co-founder of Vigil Technologies, Inc. bringing to market analytic solutions for Global 2000 companies.
Mr. Cohen also served as an officer in the IDF Intelligence Corps, leading an elite software development unit developing information security solutions. Mr. Cohen holds Bachelors of Science and Master of Science degrees in Computer Sciences and Mathematics from Tel Aviv University. |
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David (Dede) Goldschmidt General Partner at Valley Venture Capital (www.valley-vc.com) David has more than a decade of venture capital experience, actively supporting technology companies, both financially and operationally. Prior to founding Valley, David was Managing Partner and CEO at Mofet Technology Fund, a unique publicly traded venture capital firm. Earlier in his career, David served as vice president of ADC (Israel) (Nasdaq: ADCT, later acquired by Tyco Electronics (NYSE:TEL)), and prior to that David led the Business Development for Teledata Communications Ltd. (Nasdaq: TLDCF, acquired by ADC). David holds B.Sc. in Mathematics & Physics, and M.Sc in Solid State Physics from the Tel Aviv University. |
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Jonathan Klahr, Director at Susquehanna Growth Equity (SGE) www.sgep.com
Jonathan Klahr brings a wealth of experience as an advisor and investor in several technology companies. Klahr previously led investments in software and Internet companies at BRM Capital. He also has operational experience with technology start-ups. His previous investments include Fraud Sciences (acquired by eBay/PayPal), Gigaspaces, Pando, and Supportspace. Klahr has worked closely with portfolio companies such as Whale Communication (acquired by Microsoft) and Prosight (acquired by Primavera). He currently serves on the boards of Skybox Security, Netformx, Offers.com, Plimus, The Logic Group, and Wisair. Klahr holds an MBA from Hebrew University and a BA in War Studies from Kings College London where he was the recipient of the prestigious Simon O’Dwyer Russell Outstanding Student Award. |
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General Partner at Benchmark Capital (www.benchmark.com)
Arad Naveh has extensive operating and venture capital experience in Silicon Valley and Israel. Prior to becoming a General Partner at Benchmark Capital, Naveh was a director of business development at Cisco, where he was responsible for investment and M&A activity in Israel from 2000-2002. In a former position, Naveh was the founder and CEO of Class Data, which was acquired by Cisco in May 1998. Arad serves on the board of Integra5, Lycium Networks, Skybox Security, OpTun, and VersEdge. He holds a B.Sc. Cum Laude in Electronics and Computer Engineering from the Ben Gurion University in Israel. |
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General Partner at Carmel Ventures (www.carmelventures.com)
Rina Shainski began investing in software companies following a successful career leading business development and R&D in high growth software companies. Before joining Carmel Ventures she served as the VP Business Development at Clal Industries and Investments where she was responsible for software investments. From 1989 to 1996, Shainski held several managerial positions in Tecnomatix including VP Business Development and R&D Director. She serves on the boards of Followap Communications, Skybox Security, mFormation and Silicon Design Systems. Rina holds a B.Sc. degree in Physics from Tel Aviv University and a Master of Science degree in Computer Science from Weizmann Institute. |
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