Functional Skills

Change Management / Org Design
Restructuring / Turnarounds
M&A Support
Cybersecurity
Technology Strategy

Software Skills

Microsoft Office
Microsoft Excel
Microsoft PowerPoint
Microsoft Project
Microsoft Word
Hubspot
Salesforce

Sector Experience

Aerospace & Defense
Industrials
Real Estate
Technology
Travel & Hospitality
Bulge Bracket Investment Banks

Experience

Ben Gurion University Negev Hi-Tech Startup Accelerator Management Consulting
Board Member
1/2019 - Present
Board Member of a top Israeli accelerator in Israeli cybersecurity epicenter (Be’er Sheva). Help vet technologies for corporate and government application and advise startups on tech stack innovation, org strategy, operational execution, and regulatory policy (as related to org & tech strategy and execution).
Cyber, Land, Air, Sea, and Space Symposium - Int'l Cybersecurity Innovation Summit Product Management / Strategy
Co-Chairman
11/2020 - Present
Co-Chairman of a leading cybersecurity innovation summit, bringing heads of cybersecurity and national defense from across the US and US allies' government and private sectors (www.americasfutureseries.com)
Cyber Nation Central Information Technology
CEO
3/2016 - Present
CEO & Founder of a cyber defense ecosystem, overseeing strategy, sales & marketing, client management, finance, operational execution, & hiring (www.cybernationcentral.com). Ecosystem provides Clients with (1) Executive Cyber Breach Prevention Training for Boards & Management Teams, (2) Strategy, Operational Turnaround, & Cyber Defense Advisory & Consulting Services, (3) 24/7 Cyber Breach Response Security Operations Center Services, & (4) Strategic and Global Capital for CyberTech Ventures.
Harvard Kennedy School Management Consulting
Entrepreneur in Residence
6/2017 - 5/2018
Invited by the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University to further progress cybersecurity, data privacy, and artificial intelligence thought leadership, with simultaneous work in cybersecurity tech innovation at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Work focused on cybersecurity and data privacy innovation in the areas of technology, private-public partnership and domestic/foreign policy.
Rediscovered Start-Up
Chairman & CEO
11/2011 - 3/2016
Founded premium luxury real estate and hospitality startup; turned it into US$25mm valuation tech venture in travel/hospitality, with strategic introduction of Airbnb-type exponential scalability focused on high-end travel/hospitality space & emerging Chinese HNWI consumer. Built operations across 5 countries, with product across 25 countries and 5 continents.
UBS Finance
Senior Investment Banking Officer - Global Real Estate, Lodging & Leisure Investment Banking Advisory Group
3/2010 - 11/2011
- Subject-matter expert advising North/South American, Asian, European lodging, multifamily, office, industrial, student housing, gaming Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) & C-Corps on global merger & acquisition strategy, asset sales, equity & debt recapitalizations
- Closed 15 deals (~USD7BN), including USD4.6bn of debt & USD1.8bn of equity financing, book-running processes on 7 deals
- Quarterbacked 3 multibillion USD cross-border M&A transactions, including China-US M&A
UBS Finance
Associate Director, Global Technology (incl Business Services/Aerospace/Defense/Cybersecurity) Investment Banking Advisory Group
8/2008 - 3/2010
Subject Matter Expert advising global large/mid-caps on M&A, equity/debt offerings in software, business/IT services (aerospace and defense, cybersecurity, consulting, mortgage, outsourcing), communications equipment to successfully close $1bn+ in transactions
McMaster-Carr Supply Company Management Consulting
Strategy and Operations Turnaround Manager
8/2003 - 2/2006
- Management Program w/ leading $3.5bn revenue logistics & distribution, with $3.5bn+ revenue;
- Took on senior internal strategy consulting/execution roles across sales, call center, finance, distribution, warehousing, real estate;
- Promoted most rapidly in class of 45; largest number of employees/budget under management within 2.5yrs of hire;
- Turned around failing construction of 450k sqft of warehouse ops areas;
- Led 50 managers, analysts, labor workers in turnaround execution;