Aaron Mankovski is the chairman of Israel Advanced Technology Industries and managing general partner of Pitango Venture Capital. In 1996, he co-founded Eucalyptus Ventures, which merged with Pitango in 2000. He sits on numerous boards of Pitango portfolio companies. From 1986 to 1993, Mankovski was president and CEO of Orbotech Inc. in Boston. He has been a pilot in the Israeli air force, a sales executive at IBM and a member of the board of Chromatis Networks (acquired by Lucent for $4.5 billion). In 2009, Mankovski was elected chairman of the High Tech Industries Association, where he led its transformation from a venture capital organization to a body representing the entire high-tech industry in Israel. In 2011, the association merged with Israel Life Science Association to create Israel Advanced Technology Industries. Mankovski also serves on the boards of Tel Aviv University and the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra Foundation. Mankovski holds a B.Sc. in computer science and statistics from Tel Aviv University.

Panel:
The Israeli Paradox: Accelerating Growth/Overcoming Inequality

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