Our Team of Lecturers
Prof. Alon Dumanis
Founder of JCE's Technological Entrepreneurship Master's Degree Program
Alon, former Head of Material Command in the Israel Air Force (Brigadier General) and CEO of Docor International Management Ltd. (subsidiary of The Van Leer Group Foundation), has partnered in the establishment of over 80 technology companies and served on dozens of boards. Alon lectures on project management under uncertain conditions and facilitates final projects. Alon earned his doctorate in Aerospace Engineering from Purdue University (Indiana, USA).
Dr. Kobi Inbar
Head of JCE's Technological Entrepreneurship Master's Degree Program
Kobi, the Administrative Manager and Business Advisor to the “Root-of-the-Matter” research consortium for advancing agricultural research in arid areas, has over 20 years of extensive entrepreneurial, managerial, R&D and business experience, working with both startups and investors in the life sciences and bio-medical industry. Kobi holds a Ph.D. in Biochemistry and Microbiology from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, as well as an MBA degree from the Interdisciplinary Center in Herzliya.
Dr. Alex Klarman
Lectures on Critical Chain Project Management in the Theory of Constraints
Alex, President of Goldratt Institute Israel and SensDx Advisory Board Member, is an expert in the Theory of Constraints (TOC) and its application in various fields (production management, project management, sales, marketing, etc.). Alex earned his doctorate in biochemistry and biophysics from Tel Aviv University.
Dr. Amir Guttman
Lectures on financial aspects in entrepreneurship
Amir, as Managing Partner and Founder at Aviv Venture Capital, is responsible for all aspects of the fund management including fund raising and IR, deal sourcing, negotiations, transaction structuring, financial reporting. He also serves on the boards of directors of several Aviv portfolio companies, including Amai Proteins. Amir earned his Ph.D. in accounting from Haas Business School (University of California, Berkeley).
Ayelet Root
Lectures on economics, organizational excellence and M&As
Ayelet, Founder and CEO at WeFund - Strategy, Investments, Mergers and Acquisitions, brings her experience as senior executive and growth creator to startups and companies. Ayelet has extensive experience in executive management, strategic business processes, performance and productivity improvements, crisis management, P&L management in both crisis and rapid growth periods, and Mergers and Acquisitions.
Dr. Eyal Bressler
Lectures on IP protection
Eyal, Founder and Managing Partner of Dr. Eyal Bressler & Co. Ltd., is among few licensed patent attorneys who is also a certified Israeli attorney. Eyal is skilled in Bioinformatics, Protein Chemistry, Medical Devices, Entrepreneurship, and Venture Capital. He earned his Ph.D in Biotechnology, Biochemistry, Agriculture from The Hebrew University.
Dr. Gavriel David Pinto
Lectures on the business strategy of entrepreneurship
Gabi,
head of JCE's Department of Industry Engineering and Management, worked as production line manager at Motorola and production engineer at the Dead Sea Works. He holds a B.Sc. in Industrial Engineering and Management and an M.B.A. Ben-Gurion University. Gabi earned his doctorate in Industrial Engineering and Management at Ben-Gurion University, specializing in Performance Research and Information Systems.
Dr. Lea Paserman-Jozefov, Adv.
Lectures on legal aspects of start-up companies
Lea, previously a Senior Associate at Yigal Arnon & Co. Law, currently teaches
Corporate Law, Securities Law and Tax Law at Ono Academic College. Lea earned her LL. B (Magna Cum Laude) from Bar-Ilan University, LL. M (with Merit) from London School of Economics, and
Ph. D. (Thesis in Securities Law) from Bar-Ilan University.
Dr. Livia Levine
Lectures on Applying Game Theory to Negotiation
Livia, founder of Millennial Strategies and an experienced Strategy Consultant, specializes in strategic planning, strategic negotiations, conflict resolution, empowering women to negotiate, and training in digital negotiations. Livia earned her doctorate in Digital Business Ethics and Legal Studies from Wharton Business School (University of Pennsylvania).
Dr. Roni Horowitz
Lectures on Inventive Thinking, Marketing, and Digital Marketing
Roni, head of JCE's Department of Industry and Management, owner of Rav Meser, and former CEO of Start2Think, has extensive experience in conducting Inventive Thinking workshops and academic courses in Israel and worldwide. He has a B.Sc. in Aeronautical Engineering (Technion), and M.Sc. in Industrial Engineering (Tel Aviv University). Roni earned his doctorate in creative problem solving and design from the Engineering Faculty of Tel Aviv University.
Uzi Orion
Lectures on Systems Engineering
Uzi,
former President of the Israeli Chapter of INCOSE (International Council on Systems Engineering) and former Head of Systems Engineering at Elbit Electro-Optics Systems (ELOP), has 40 years of experience in systems development, production management, project management, sales, marketing, etc. Uzi is a Systems Engineering Advisor, Researcher and Lecturer at Tel-Aviv University.
