The Interviewees | Israel Inside The Movie

Shai Agassi

Shai Agassi ,

Founder and CEO, Better Place

Agassi works to make his vision—zero-emission vehicles powered by electricity from renewable sources—a reality around the globe. He formerly served as President of the Products and Technology Group at SAP AG.

Naty Barak

Chief Sustainability Officer, Netafim Industries

Naty Barak,

Chief Sustainability Officer, Netafim Industries

Barak is also a member of the steering committee of the UN CEO Water Mandate, and active with the UN Global Compact.

Nir Barkat

Current Mayor of Jerusalem

Nir Barkat,

Current Mayor of Jerusalem

Barkat is an Israeli hi-tech entrepreneur, politician, and the founder of BRM, a software company specializing in antivirus software.

Eli Beer

Voluntary Chief Coordinator, United Hatzalah

Eli Beer,

Voluntary Chief Coordinator, United Hatzalah

Beer, a senior medic in United Hatzalah, lectures widely in the United States and was a featured presenter at the European Union’s Homeland Security Conference.

Yossi Ben-Dov, Ph.D.

CEO, Time to Know

Yossi Ben-Dov, Ph.D.,

CEO, Time to Know

Before joining Time to Know, which improves teaching quality through interactive comprehensive curriculum and a digital teaching platform, Ben Dov was the CEO of Schema and a Vice President at Amdocs.

Orna Berry

Corporate Vice President, EMC Center of Excellence

Orna Berry,

Corporate Vice President, EMC Center of Excellence

Berry formerly chaired the Israel Venture Association and served as the Chief Scientist and Director of the Industrial R&D Administration of the Israeli government’s Ministry of Industry, Trade & Labor.

Gilad Carni

CEO, Chatvibes Ltd.

Gilad Carni,

CEO, Chatvibes Ltd.

Carni is the founder of GC Marketing Services, a marketing consultant on Wall Street, and a guest lecturer at NYU’s Stern Business School.

Tamar Jehuda-Cohen, Ph.D.

Founder and CTO, SMART Biotech

Tamar Jehuda-Cohen, Ph.D.,

Founder and CTO, SMART Biotech

Cohen is a scientist with in-depth experience in immunology, diagnostics, and AIDS. She is the inventor of more than 10 patents and author of over 30 publications and 100 abstracts.

Professor Alan Dershowitz

Felix Frankfurter Professor of Law, Harvard Law School

Professor Alan Dershowitz,

Felix Frankfurter Professor of Law, Harvard Law School

Dershowitz authored 27 works of fiction and non-fiction, and is best known for his role in several high-profile law cases and his commentary on the Arab- Israeli conflict.

Daniel Farb, Ph.D.

Founder and CEO, Leviathan Energy Group

Daniel Farb, Ph.D.,

Founder and CEO, Leviathan Energy Group

Farb is the founder of one of the first e-learning companies. He has written hundreds of books and CDs on management, healthcare, and pharmaceuticals, many of which are purchased by Fortune 500 Companies.

Professor Jacob Frenkel

Chairman, J.P. Morgan Chase International

Professor Jacob Frenkel,

Chairman, J.P. Morgan Chase International

Formerly Governor of the Bank of Israel, Frankel is an Israeli businessman and economist.

Sir Martin Gilbert

Historian

Sir Martin Gilbert,

Historian

Gilbert, a leading historian of the modern world, authored over 80 books and is known as the official biographer of Winston Churchill.

George Gilder

Author, ‘The Israel Test’

George Gilder,

Author, ‘The Israel Test’

Chairman of Gilder Group, Inc., Gilder is a Senior Fellow at Seattle’s Discovery Institute where he directs Discovery’s program on Technology and Democracy.

Amit Goffer, Ph.D.

Founder and CEO, Argo Medical Technologies

Amit Goffer, Ph.D.,

Founder and CEO, Argo Medical Technologies

Argo develops and markets walk-restoration devices, such as the Rewalk, for people with lower-limb disabilities.

Daniel Gordis, Ph.D.

President, Shalem Foundation

Daniel Gordis, Ph.D.,

President, Shalem Foundation

Gordis is the Senior Vice President and a Senior Fellow at the Shalem Center. He is a regular columnist for the Jerusalem Post, a frequent contributor to the New York Times, and the author of numerous books on Jewish thought and current events in Israel.

Eli Hurvitz

Former Chairman of the Board and former CEO, TEVA Medical

Eli Hurvitz,

Former Chairman of the Board and former CEO, TEVA Medical

Under Hurvitz's strategic leadership, Teva became the largest pharmaceutical company in Israel, and the global leader in generic pharmaceuticals. Hurvitz passed away on November 21, 2011, at the age of 79.

Mitchel Julis

Founding Partner, Canyon Capital Advisors, LLC.

Mitchel Julis,

Founding Partner, Canyon Capital Advisors, LLC.

Canyon Partners is a leading alternative asset manager serving institutional clients worldwide. Julis is currently completing a book on value investing for Wiley Finance with Professor Michael Kirschenheiter of Purdue University.

Erel Margalit

Founder and Chairman, Jerusalem Venture Partners

Erel Margalit,

Founder and Chairman, Jerusalem Venture Partners

Under Margalit’s leadership JVP helped build numerous technology companies that are now global enterprises. Prior to founding JVP, Margalit was the Director of Business Development for the City of Jerusalem.

Jonathan Medved

CEO, Vringo

Jonathan Medved,

CEO, Vringo

Vringo provides users with the ability to share video ringtones each time they make a phone call. In 1995, Medved started Israel Seed Partners after building several successful technology startups.

Lenny Ravich

Actor; Director, Gestalt Institute of Tel Aviv

Lenny Ravich,

Actor; Director, Gestalt Institute of Tel Aviv

Ravich runs workshops and presentations on the topics of Humor and Laughter, and is the author of the bestselling book, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Enlightenment.

Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks

Chief Rabbi, United Hebrew Congregation of the Commonwealth

Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks,

Chief Rabbi, United Hebrew Congregation of the Commonwealth

Sacks is a frequent contributor to radio, television and the national press, and the author of many books on Jewish subjects.

Noa Shinar-Ron

Marketing Manager, Microsoft Israel R&D Center

Noa Shinar-Ron,

Marketing Manager, Microsoft Israel R&D Center

Prior to joining Microsoft, Shinar-Ron worked as Director of Product Marketing at Comverse, leading the Mobile Internet domain and later the VAS product marketing team.

Michael Steinhardt

Founder, Birthright

Michael Steinhardt,

Founder, Birthright

Steinhardt, an American investor and philanthropist has served as the President and Chairman at Steinhardt Management Co. Inc., an investment fund management company, since 1968.

Glenn Yago, Ph.D.

Executive Director of Financial Research, Milken Institute

Glenn Yago, Ph.D.,

Executive Director of Financial Research, Milken Institute

Yago is a leading authority on emerging markets, environmental finance, and financial innovations. He is a visiting professor at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and the coauthor of a number of books.

Shachar Zehavi

Founder and Chairperson, IsraAID

Shachar Zehavi,

Founder and Chairperson, IsraAID

Zahavi has spent the last 17 years responding to international humanitarian causes in disaster and war-torn countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America. He is currently the executive director of a coalition of 15 NGOs with humanitarian projects in over 40 countries.