Our Team
Who are we?
An extraordinary group of professionals with deep expertise in cyber security, technology, and business. We are experts with experience from the most sophisticated cyber entities in the world: former prominent figures in the Intelligence world, including Israeli and British Intelligence agencies and the CIA as well as former executives in private companies such as Intel, Checkpoint, Cisco, Scitex and Vmware.
Meet our People
Executive Team
Yuval Porat
CEO and Co-Founder
Yuval has over twenty years of senior management experience across careers in both intelligence and business. He excels at strategy design, crisis management and business in private and government sectors, and has designed and managed complex global intelligence operations involving advanced technology.
Daniel Finchelstein
CTO
Daniel boasts twenty years of high tech experience, including fifteen years at Check Point Software Technologies, where he led the development of sophisticated security products, and four years as VP R&D at KAZUAR.
Ilan Levanon
COO
Ilan brings over thirty years of senior experience from cutting-edge Israeli intelligence and security operations. He served as Head of Israeli Security Authority’s tech division, where he led and managed complex tech and cyber projects.
Geri Katz
CFO
Geri has over thirty years of senior financial management, specializing in private and public tech companies. He has led two successful IPOs on NASDAQ and served as board member on investment funds.
Adi Nativ
CRO
Adi brings over twenty years of experience as a senior business executive in the high-tech industry, where he successfully developed and executed global go-to-market plans and led Sales, Marketing, BD, Partnerships and Services teams. Previously, Adi served in the Israeli Intelligence community. Based in New York, he oversees KAZUAR's global business.
Roy Cohen
Chief of Staff
Roy has twenty years of leadership experience from both the private and public sector. He served as Senior Director in the Israeli Prime Minister's office, where he was responsible for innovation, technology, and economics, and as Chief of Staff to the Director General.
Board of Directors
Shay Livnat
Director
Prominent member of Israeli business and industry leadership. Currently Co-Chairman at UPS and Quantum hub, Chairman of the Board at MedOne and Tikshuv, Board member at Taavura Holdings, GuardKnox Cyber Tech, UTI Israel, Grand Automotive Serbia and more.
Moshe Azar
Co-Founder & Director
Extensive experience in advanced data security, telecommunications, business management and operations. Currently leads a successful IT Company that implements solutions for sensitive projects and clients.
Bruno Scherrer
Director
Prominent member of the European financial community. Experienced and sophisticated investor with extensive experience and network in global financial and investment banking leadership.
Yuval Porat
Director, CEO, and Co-Founder
Yuval has over twenty years of senior management experience across careers in both intelligence and business. He excels at strategy design, crisis management and business in private and government sectors, and has designed and managed complex global intelligence operations involving advanced technology.
Yohai Bar Zakay
Director
Former deputy director of the 8200 Unit (Israeli NSA) and President of Rayzone group, leading global provider of cyber and intelligence solutions.
Security Committee
Mike Pompeo
Mike Pompeo served as Director of the CIA from 2017 to 2018, and as U.S. Secretary of State from 2018 to 2021. Previously, he represented Kansas's 4th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 2010 to 2017. In 2021, he founded Champion American Values PAC, and serves as a distinguished fellow at the Hudson Institute.
Paddy McGuinness
Paddy McGuinness is currently an advisor to globally listed companies. He served as UK Deputy National Security Adviser (Intelligence, Security and Resilience) from 2014 to 2018, overseeing national cyber strategies and resilience of Critical National Infrastructure.
Ziv Hammer
Ziv Hammer is the former Vice President and General Manager of Intel Corporation’s IA Core Group. He currently serves as SVP of IoT Compute and Wireless R&D at Cypress Semiconductor.
Mark McLaughlin
Mark McLaughlin is the Chairman of Qualcomm, and previously served as president and CEO of Palo Alto. He serves on the National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee (NSTAC), a body of industry chief executives that advises the President of the U.S. and national security leadership on security-related issues.
Amb. James Woolsey
Ambassador James Woolsey is a former director of the CIA. He held a variety of government positions, including Under Secretary of the Navy. He is a professional lawyer and investor in the private sector.
Rami Efrati
Brig. Gen. (Res.) Efrati is the founder and former Head of Israel National Cyber Bureau in the Civilian Division of the Prime Minister's Office. He is an expert in cyber strategic methods, and currently involved in global cybersecurity strategic projects.
Prof. Adi Shamir
Professor Adi Shamir is a world renowned cryptographer and security expert. He co-invented the RSA algorithm, and recieved the Turing prize and the Israel prize.
Yoram Yaacovi
Yoram Yaacovi previously served as General Manager of Microsoft Israel’s R&D Center, and as COO at Amdocs Israel. He currently serves as the Chairman of the Board of Appleseed Academy, a non-profit organization dedicated to using technology education to change the lives of youth on the periphery of Israel’s society.
Shimon Erlichman
Shimon Erlichman is a former Chief of Staff and Head of Technology in the Israeli Intelligence Community, with over 30 years of relevant managerial and technological experience. Shimon was awarded the renowned Israel Security Prize.
Business Committee
Pascal Boris
Pascal Boris served as the CEO of BNP Paribas UK (1999-2007) and BNP Paribas Suisse (2007-2013). He is a business angel, and currently servers as non-executive director on several boards.
Peter Kadas
Peter Kadas is a distinguished leader in international banking and finance. He co-founded Renaissance Capital, Russia’s first private investment bank, in 1995. 1995. In 2001 he became director of Crossroads Capital UK Ltd, and now currently serves as Senior Advisor for BXR Partners LLP.
Alon Sela
Alon Sela is the head of Partner and ISV Sales at Check Point Israel. In the past, he served as a Sales Business Development Manager for Service Providers at Cisco, and as Senior Partner Business Manager at VMware.
Shlomo Kalish
Shlomo Kalish is a founder of the Jerusalem Global Group, and an investor in a variety of successful startups, including Athoc, Creo, Galileo Semiconductor, Lumus-Vision, Mellanox Technologies, Moovit, QXL-Ricardo, Picture Vision, Primesense, Saifun Semiconductors, and Wilocity.
Ran Senderovitz
Ran Senderovitz is a senior executive leader, serving 12 years at Intel Corporation as VP and General Manager of Mobile Product Management and Marketing at the Intel Client Compute Group, and of GM Retail and Wireless Gateways at Intel Israel Development Centers.
Michael Ganser
Michael Ganser has worked at Cisco for over 20 years, where he performed several prominent roles, including SVP of Cisco Central Europe, SVP of Cisco DACH, and CEO and SVP of Cisco Germany.
Yoav Chelouche
Yoav Chelouche is a managing partner of Aviv Venture Capital. In the past, he served as President and CEO of Scitex. He is a board member of Check Point Software Technologies, Tower Semiconductor, and the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange.
Yoav Hochberg
Yoav Hochberg is a former Vice President and General Manager of the Strategic Technologies Group at Intel Corporation. Currently, he serves as Managing Partner and Director of NextLeap Ventures, a fund started by former Intel employees.
Ofer Brandt
Ofer Brandt serves as Chief Actuary and Senior Deputy to the Commissioner for Insurance Innovation at the Israel Capital Market Insurance and Savings Authority. He formerly worked as Chief Actuary and Executive VP of Israel’s Clal Insurance.
Brand Strategy Committee
Peter Berkowitz
Prof. Peter Berkowitz served as the Director of the U.S. State Department’s Planning Staff and Executive Secretary of the State Department’s Commission on Unalienable Rights, and as a senior advisor to the Secretary of State. He is a Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University.
Ronen Sofer
Ronen Sofer previously worked at Intel Corporation, where he was General Manager of Software Products – New Devices Group. He now serves on the Advisory Boards of Nexar, Moovit, Screenovate, and SafeDK.
Len Khodorkovsky
Len Khodorkovsky served as the U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Global Public Affairs, and as Senior Advisor to both the U.S. Envoy for Iran and the Under Secretary of State for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment between 2017 and 2021. He currently heads marketing for the Krach Institute for Tech Diplomacy at Purdue University.
Jacob Eilon
Jacob Eilon is one of the most prolific news anchors and journalists in Israel, a household name for much of the country. He has over 30 years of journalism experience in print, radio, television, and digital media.
Jens de Buhr
Jens de Buhr is the founder, owner, and managing director of JDB MEDIA, one of the most successful media corporations in Germany. He serves on the Advisory Board of DocuSign.
Our Story
6 years ago, we foresaw the rise of state-level sophisticated attacks that would render the current cyber security approach ineffective.
We founded KAZUAR based on our unrivalled track-record in large scale cyber-intelligence and business operations.
We developed a ONE-OF-A-KIND solution that provides organizations with unprecedented intelligence agency grade security.
Our business partners- global leaders in a variety of industries- have already purchased and implemented our prototype, a result of rising demand for our unique solution.
We have created a moat with unique technology and no competition in sight.
Our prediction has been fully realized. The number of businesses being exploited right now by sophisticated attacks demonstrates our solution's necessity and market potential.
THE KAZUAR MISSION
Our mission is to become the gold standard of cyber-security for businesses, by helping organisations work securely and conveniently from anywhere, knowing that their most valuable information is safe.
