Gladys Bendahan has joined the team at Volcani International Partnerships (VIP) and ReGrow Israel as Director of Outreach and Business Development. Prior to this, Gladys worked at the Abu Dhabi Investment Office (ADIO) in Israel, connecting Israeli tech companies with Abu Dhabi government entities, companies, MNCs, and the overall ecosystem in Abu Dhabi. Before that, Gladys engaged closely with Israeli ministries and government officials, managing the office of Ambassador Danny Danon at the Mission of Israel to the United Nations in New York. Gladys holds a Bachelor’s Degree in International Relations and Economics from Fordham University in New York and is a candidate for a Master's Degree in Economics in Tel Aviv University. Gladys made Aliyah from the Canary Islands, Spain and now lives in Tel Aviv, Israel. She is fluent in Spanish, French, English and Hebrew.