About - Place il

Who We Are

Place-IL is a non-profit tech initiative that empowers Israeli tech companies to effectively hire talent from underrepresented populations, at scale and with minimal risk.

Founded by leaders in the Israeli tech ecosystem who recognized plenty of potential talent that is being missed, and are committed to unlock it by developing an innovative approach.

Together with Google as the founding partner who has shared the vision from the start, Place-IL brings the leading Israeli tech companies from all sectors, with NGOs from across Israel society, to open opportunities for everyone and enable companies to find the exact tech talent they need.

Place-IL's company network which already has more than 50 Israeli tech partners including:

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Our Founders

Idan Tendler

Idan Tendler

Chairman and Co-founder

Idan is a serial tech entrepreneur who founded and sold two startups, the latest to Palo Alto Networks (NASDAQ: PANW), where he currently serves the Vice President for Code Security, and is responsible for Palo Alto Networks’ Israel employee diversity. Idan previously founded and served as head of Elbit Systems cybersecurity business unit; and served as a commander in the 8200 IDF elite intelligence and cyber unit.

Keren Halperin-Musseri

Keren Halperin-Musseri

Co-founder & Former CEO

Keren founded Place-IL and served as its first CEO, leading the organization through its first two and a half years of operation. Previously, she served as Deputy Director of Adam Teva V'Din (IUED), an environmental NGO, and as CEO of Shiur Acher (A Different Lesson), a non-profit that trains volunteers from the high-tech sector to teach in underserved schools. Keren is an attorney with a labor law, administrative law and environmental law background.

Eynav Haim Sayag

Eynav Haim Sayag

CEO

Eynav is a cybersecurity expert with experience in software development and management. She led critical R&D initiatives and collaborated with international partners on national security programs within the prime minister office. Eynav holds degrees in Computer Science and System Engineering

Our Team

Shlomit Almog

Shlomit Almog

COO
Maayan Kimhi

Maayan Kimhi

Head of Product
Erez Albo

Erez Albo

Head of Partnerships
Merav Pirak

Merav Pirak

Head of Evaluation Strategy
Libat Karsh

Libat Karsh

Volunteers and Operations Manager
Sivan Malka

Sivan Malka

Internship Program Coordinator
Anastasia Biletska

Anastasia Biletska

BDR
Liraz Golan

Liraz Golan

Negev Site & Community Manager

Founding Partner

Strategic Partner

Partners

Industry Partner

Advisory
Board

Place-IL operates an advisory board comprised of Israeli tech industry leaders and experts in the fields of R&D, HR and DEI.

Barak Regev

Barak Regev

General Manager | Google Israel
Gigi-Levy Weiss

Gigi-Levy Weiss

General Partner | NFX
Zika Abzuk

Zika Abzuk

Business Development Senior Manager | Cisco ISR
Dadi Perlmutter

Dadi Perlmutter

Chairman | State of Israel’s High-Tech Human Capital Committee, Former CPO & EVP | Intel
Shirley Stein Mor

Shirley Stein Mor

HR Regional Partner | Amazon
Ido Segev

Ido Segev

Vice President, General Manager Tech. & Mfg. Strategic Planning | Intel
Matan Naor

Matan Naor

VP - Head of Risk for Consumer Products & Experiences | GM PayPal
Nir Tzuk

Nir Tzuk

Founder | PANW
Nadir Izrael

Nadir Izrael

CTO & Co-founder | Armis
Liad Agmon

Liad Agmon

Managing Partner | Insight Partners
Nataly Kremer

Nataly Kremer

Chief Product Officer (CPO) at Check Point Software Technologies, Ltd.
Michael Eisenberg

Michael Eisenberg

Partner | Aleph
Ronni Zehavi

Ronni Zehavi

CEO & Co-founder | HiBob
Tami Bronner

Tami Bronner

Partner | Vertex Ventures
Fadi Elobra

Fadi Elobra

Founder & CEO | TALENTEAM
Emi Palmor

Emi Palmor

Former Director General of the Ministry of Justice of Israel
Tomer Bar-Zeev

Tomer Bar-Zeev

President | Grow at Unity
Boaz Katz

Boaz Katz

Co-Founder & Chief Data Officer | Bizzabo
Shahar Bar-Or

Shahar Bar-Or

Chief Product Officer & Israel GM | Infinidat
Tom Livne

Tom Livne

Founder & Chairman | Verbit, Founder & CEO | T.L Holdings
Rinat Zilberstein

Rinat Zilberstein

VP R&D & Israel GM | AT&T
Shai Peretz

Shai Peretz

SVP Engineering | Riskified
Aziz Kaddan

Aziz Kaddan

CEO & Co-founder | Myndlift
Moshe Lipsker

Moshe Lipsker

SVP, GM ISRAEL | Imperva
Karin Mayer Rubinstein

Karin Mayer Rubinstein

CEO | IATI
Michal Sarig-Kaduri

Michal Sarig-Kaduri

Government relations @ Wix.com & Manager of the Israel Growth
Daphne Berger

Daphne Berger

VP of People & Culture | HR Executive
Jumana Nsier Hakim

Jumana Nsier Hakim

D&I Lead | Microsoft
Barak Schoster Goihman

Barak Schoster Goihman

Venture Partner | Battery Ventures
Amir Ofek

Amir Ofek

CEO | AxoniusX
Maya Hofman Levy

Maya Hofman Levy

Site Leader Beer Sheva, Dell Technologies Israel R&D Site
Efrat Rapoport

Efrat Rapoport

CEO | Salesforce ISR
Avigdor Rabinovich

Avigdor Rabinovich

Cloud Training Manager | Israel National Digital Agency
Oshrat Binyamin

Oshrat Binyamin

VP HR | Connecteam
Idan Nimni

Idan Nimni

CEO | Ravtech
Yaron Weizenbluth

Yaron Weizenbluth

Partner, Head of Tech sector | PwC
Galia Eckstein

Galia Eckstein

Head of HR | PANW Israel
Ronit Ronen-Karpol

Ronit Ronen-Karpol

Head of HR /Executive Leader
Avi Snir

Avi Snir

CEO & Co-founder | Elevation
Morin Mozes

Morin Mozes

Head of Recruitment | Google Israel
Guy Katsovich

Guy Katsovich

Investor | Fusion
Roni Bonjack

Roni Bonjack

Managing Partner | at-inc/
Yaron Markovich

Yaron Markovich

Head of strategy & Operations | Google Israel
Ran Ribenzaft

Ran Ribenzaft

CTO Cloud | CISCO, Former co-founder Epsagon
Lotan Levkowitz

Lotan Levkowitz

General Partner | Grove Ventures
Inbal Arieli

Inbal Arieli

Investor | Chutzpah Author
Itzik Shmuli

Itzik Shmuli

Director General | UJA-Fed of NY, Former Israeli Minister of Labor & Social Services
Gil Lev

Gil Lev

VP HR | Bionic
Ran Shavit

Ran Shavit

D&I Lead | Google Israel
Jeff Shapiro

Jeff Shapiro

Partner | Viola Ventures
Gabby Czertok

Gabby Czertok

Founder | The Builders
Sivan Avihud

Sivan Avihud

Global VP People | Next Insurance
Ilan Stern

Ilan Stern

SVP Talent | Insight Partners

Working with leading training and placement organizations in the Israeli ecosystem

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