Dr. Oren Fuerst, Founder and Chairman
Seasoned social entrepreneur and angel investor. Significant experience in nurturing companies in the software, healthcare and energy fields. Inventor of numerous software and medical innovations commercialized and/or acquired by leading companies. He was the initiator and co-Director of the Technology Valuation Executive Program at Columbia Business School and a faculty member at Yale University School of Management and Yale International Center for Finance, focusing on International and Technology Valuation and Management. Was also with the advisory group of KPMG and a feature columnist for leading financial newspapers (including the Financial Times). The author and co-author of numerous publications on technology and entrepreneurship, including “From Concept to Wall Street” (Prentice Hall-Financial Times) and “The Art of Valuation” (Columbia Digital Ventures). Holds a Masters and Ph.D. from Columbia Business School.
Andrea Wine, CEO/Partner
International business advisor and angel investor with vast experience in working with companies around the world, especially in emerging markets. Advised Chairmen and CEOs on strategic hiring, corporate governance and IPO Board composition, with a focus on Europe, Brazil and Russia. Advisor to the Chairman of the Russian-Israel Business Council. Former Board member of a leading professional services group sold to the pioneering internet company, TMP/Monster Worldwide (Nasdaq: MNST), followed by regional management responsibilities and involvement in the firm’s M & A activity in Europe and South America. Truly an authentic “global” executive, having lived, studied and worked on most continents; multicultural and multilingual, graduated Magna Cum Laude from Tufts University (BA) and has a dual degree from Stanford University (MBA and MA in Agricultural Economics).
Malcolm Hoenlein, Director
Since 1986, Malcolm Hoenlein has served as CEO/Executive Vice Chairman of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations, the coordinating body on international and national concerns for 52 national American Jewish organizations. Previously, he served as the founding Executive Director of the Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater New York. Prior to that, he was the founding Executive Director of the Greater New York Conference on Soviet Jewry.
Malcolm Hoenlein has a B.A. in Political Science from Temple University and a Masters degree in International Relations from the University of Pennsylvania. Mr. Hoenlein regularly meets with world political and business leaders and Jewish communities. He serves as an advisor to many public officials, is frequently consulted on public policy issues and is associated with and serves on the boards of many communal, educational and civic organizations including the Council on Foreign Relations. He serves as a Director of numerous private and public companies, including Bank Leumi USA, Powermat, PureSafe, and ODF.
