Ruth Golan, Chairperson of the Board

Ruth Golan presently serves as Chairman of the Board of the Mofet B’Yehuda Innovation Accelerator. She initiated and managed the Gush Etzion Center for Business Development, a business authority providing guidance to small businesses located in the three municipalities that comprise the Gush Etzion region. She is active in Gush Etzion's regional planning in the areas of industry, commerce, tourism and employment. Golan was co-founder of the Mofet B’Yehuda Innovation Accelerator and plays an active role in its advancement. Prior to her active public service, Golan was Assistant Executive Director for Du-Kerem Ltd., a high tech electronics company, Micro-Shev Ltd., a medical equipment company, and Oren Metal Products Ltd.

Yossi Ron, CEO

Yossi Ron is the CEO of the Mofet B’Yehuda Innovation Accelerator. He holds a BA in industrial engineering and management from Tel Aviv University. Ron has over 20 years of extensive managerial experience in industry including the establishment and management of an aviation electronic equipment production factory AEROMAOZ, which became a leading global company under Ron's leadership. Prior to his appointment as CEO, Ron served as a senior organizational consultant in the Teom company, in which his activities included crystallizing operation patterns for the Office of the Chief Scientist, Israel’s Ministry of Industry and Trade.

Hillel Lerman, Director of Business Development

Hillel Lerman is the director of business development at the Mofet B'Yehuda Innovation Accelerator. He holds a BA in industrial engineering and management from Ben Gurion University of the Negev. Previously, he managed the scheduling of a $200 million project in the South of Israel. Lerman was responsible for recruiting funding and finding strategic partners for new business technologies at Ben Gurion University’s Research Laboratories. Additionally, he established and ran the first factory in Israel for computerized sign engraving and the “Sheletron” company which produces unique systems for computer-controlled electronic billboards. In partnership with the ScanVec company, which is traded on NASDAQ, he founded a start-up to develop and produce computerized data systems for office buildings.

Doron Sherf, Director of New Project Development

Doron Sherf serves as the director of new project development at the Mofet B'Yehuda Innovation Accelerator. He holds an MBA from Hebrew University, with specialization in marketing, business initiatives and finance. His duties at Mofet B'Yehuda include checking new R&D project applications, project upgrading, building start-up companies, recruiting investors and writing business plans. His expertise lies in establishing technological companies and start-ups, and he is active in raising investment from private investors and venture capitalists. Prior to coming to Mofet B'Yehuda, Sherf was deputy director-general of marketing and business development in an electronic engineering company and served as deputy director-general of marketing at Kivun Computers.