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Dr David Zvilichovsky is a member of the Board of Directors and Chairman of the Risk Management Committee of Bank Hapoalim, Israel’s Largest Bank, and a senior faculty member at Tel Aviv University's Coller School of Management.

David Zvilichovsky received his Ph.D. in Economics as well as an MSc. in Computer Science from the Tel Aviv University. His current research interests include: Networks, Innovation & Growth, Venture Financing, Crowd-Funding and Entrepreneurship.

Dr. Zvilichovsky has been involved with the Israeli High Tech industry for over 30 years working with industry leaders such as Comverse, Scitex and Electric Fuel. He co-founded IPHighway, a pioneer in the Network QOS space and was an executive at the Robo-Group during its IPO on both the Nasdaq and Tel Aviv Stock exchanges.

Over the years David has served as a board member and advisor in the areas of Venture Capital, Technology Innovation and Early Stage Ventures. Zvilichovsky also served as a special economic advisor to the national economic council at the Israeli prime minister’s office during the 2008 market crisis.

Dr. Zvilichovsky teaches courses in economics, entrepreneurship, and innovation.  He also teaches on the global modular program at Wharton, University of Pennsylvania.