Lior Litwak
Lior is a Partner for M12 in Israel. Previously, he was a technology investment banking associate with Morgan Stanley in the Bay Area and London, where he helped cloud infrastructure, networking, storage, cybersecurity, and semiconductor companies pursue strategic M&A and financing alternatives. Before Morgan Stanley, Lior was a development team leader at EMC, where he helped establish the Flash Products Division. He began his career as an intelligence-technology officer for the Israel Defense Forces after graduating from Talpiot, the military’s elite academic leadership program. Lior holds an MBA with distinction from Harvard Business School and an M.Sc. in computer science from Tel Aviv University. He also holds a B.Sc. in computer science, physics, and mathematics with high honors from the Hebrew University in Jerusalem.
Alex Jarrell
Alex Jarrell is the chief experience officer of NomNomNow, a leading D2C pet food brand she co-founded after her own dog, Harlee, suffered a life threatening illness. Founding NomNomNow change her professional work and life views, and Jarrell’s passion for educating people about the power of pet nutrition and portion control has turned the brand into a leading e-comm provider of food-based solutions for dogs and cats. Alex’s daily mission: demonstrate to pet owners the worth of spending a few extra dollars a week on food that can add months or even years to a pet’s life, and quality of life."
Kurt Busch
Kurt Busch is Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Syntiant Corp. He has extensive experience in product development, having driven the successful launch of new products, ranging from SAS and semiconductors for telecom and broadcast video to consumer electronics and data center systems. Prior to Syntiant, he was president, chief executive officer and a member of the board of directors at Lantronix (NASDAQ: LTRX), a global provider of secure data access and management solutions for the Internet of Things (IoT) and information technology (IT).
He also served as a senior vice president and general manager of high-performance analog business unit at Mindspeed Technologies, acquired by MACOM. Prior responsibilities include technical sales and marketing roles at Analog Devices, Intel, Digital Equipment Corporation and two start-ups. Mr. Busch is an engineering hall of fame inductee of the University of California at Irvine, where he earned Bachelor of Science degrees in electrical engineering and biological science. He holds a Master of Business Administration from Santa Clara University.
Peter Suma
Anne Stephens
Amit Haimovich
Bruce Whitelaw
