Giora Yaron
Israeli doctor of physics and businessman
Giora Yaron (Hebrew: גיורא ירון; born 1948) is a doctor of physics, businessman, and chairman of the board of directors of the Tel Aviv University.2
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Born 1948.1
Companies
- Itamar Medical LtdFounder11
Early life and education
- Date not recordedHebrew University of Jerusalem3
Yaron was born in Kibbutz, Manara to Dan and Giza Yaron. In the IDF, Yaron served in the 12th Battalion (Barak) of the Golani Brigade, and completed an officers' course. He holds a BA (Graduated summa cum laude) in Physics and Mathematics and a PhD in applied physics from the Hebrew University. In 1992, he managed the Indigo digital printing company (founded by Benny Landa) in Ness Ziona, and in 1994 led it to an IPO on NASDAQ.
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Career
Occupation: physicist, businessperson, chief executive officer, manager.7
- Date not recordedWorked at National Semiconductor4
- Date not recordedFounded Itamar Medical Ltd5
- Date not recordedChief executive officer6
Establishment of companies
Itamar Medical – 1997-2022, founder and chairman.
P-Cube – 1999-2004, co-founder and chairman.
Qwilt – 2010-Today, co-founder and board member.
Hyperwise- Founding Investor and board member.
Siraj Technologies – 2017-Today, co-founder and chairman.
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Business exits
Yaron was involved in a few exits. such as:
Comsys - Part of Comsys was sold to Conexant (1996). The other part was sold to Texas Instruments (2005).
P-Cube - sold to Cisco(2004).
Qumranet - sold to Red Hat (2008)
Hyperwise - sold to Check Point (2015)
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Personal life
Yaron lives in Caesarea. His wife Zila passed away in 2024. In her memory, he established the Zila Yaron Prize, awarded to an Israeli artist who lives and works in Israel.
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- 1WikidataGiora Yaron on Wikidata
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- 11WikidataItamar Medical Ltd, Founder