AlgoSec CEO and leadership

Yuval Baron co-founded AlgoSec in 2004 and has served as its CEO and Chairman since its inception. Prior to founding AlgoSec, Mr. Baron co-founded Actelis Networks Inc. in 1998 and served as its CEO. Actelis Networks is a provider of high performance broadband over copper solutions. During his tenure, Actelis Networks raised $75 million from investors including USVP, NEA, Carlyle, France Telecom and Sumitomo. Prior to Actelis, Mr. Baron served as Vice President of Sales and Marketing at RIT Technologies, a provider of network infrastructure solutions for data centers and communication networks. At RIT, he built a distribution network across 55 countries and drove revenue growth which led to a successful IPO. Prior to RIT, Mr. Baron spent a decade with Comverse Technology, a global provider of telecom business solutions. Mr. Baron has a B.Sc. in Mathematics, Computer Science, and Economics (Cum Laude) and an MBA in Finance.

Prof. Avishai Wool co-founded AlgoSec in 2004 and has served as its CTO since its inception. Prior to co-founding AlgoSec, he co-founded Lumeta Corporation in 2000 as a spin out of Bell Labs, and was its Chief Scientist until 2002. At Lumeta, Prof. Wool was responsible for transforming the firewall analyzer technology he helped develop at Bell Labs into a commercial product. Earlier, Prof. Wool was a technical staff member at Bell Labs’ Secure Systems Research Department, where he led a team of researchers who created the first research prototypes for the firewall analyzer. He has published more than 110 research papers and holds 13 US Patents, and has served on the program committee of the leading IEEE and ACM conferences on computer and network security. Prof. Wool has a B.Sc. (Cum Laude) in Mathematics and Computer Science, and a M.Sc. and Ph.D. in Computer Science.

Ilan Erez has over twenty years of executive experience in global technology companies as a General Manager, CFO, Vice President of Operations and board member. Most recently, he served as General Manager of 3D Systems’ (NYSE: DDD) software business unit. Prior to that, Ilan spent a decade with Cimatron Ltd. (NASDAQ: CIMT) as CFO and VP Operations before their acquisition by 3D Systems. Earlier in his career, he was CFO and VP Operations of Silicom Ltd. (NASDAQ: SILC), a controller of Biodar Ltd. and auditor for Kesselman & Kesselman (a member of PwC). Currently he also serves as board member of two publicly-listed companies. Ilan is a Certified Public Accountant and holds a BA degree in accounting and economics from The Hebrew University of Jerusalem and an LLM degree in business law from Bar-Ilan University.

Strong leader and collaborator with 15 years’ experience in marketing and strategy with a proven record of driving strategic business growth across global markets.

Brings together a unique combination of left-brain analytical ability with right-brain creativity for maximum business impact.

Comes out of the box highly motivated with a strong track record of data-driven strategic planning, building high-performance teams and getting my hands dirty to drive success.

Yuval Baron co-founded AlgoSec in 2004 and has served as its CEO and Chairman since its inception. Prior to founding AlgoSec, Mr. Baron co-founded Actelis Networks Inc. in 1998 and served as its CEO. Actelis Networks is a provider of high performance broadband over copper solutions. During his tenure, Actelis Networks raised $75 million from investors including USVP, NEA, Carlyle, France Telecom and Sumitomo. Prior to Actelis, Mr. Baron served as Vice President of Sales and Marketing at RIT Technologies, a provider of network infrastructure solutions for data centers and communication networks. At RIT, he built a distribution network across 55 countries and drove revenue growth which led to a successful IPO. Prior to RIT, Mr. Baron spent a decade with Comverse Technology, a global provider of telecom business solutions. Mr. Baron has a B.Sc. in Mathematics, Computer Science, and Economics (Cum Laude) and an MBA in Finance.

Prof. Avishai Wool co-founded AlgoSec in 2004 and has served as its CTO since its inception. Prior to co-founding AlgoSec, he co-founded Lumeta Corporation in 2000 as a spin out of Bell Labs, and was its Chief Scientist until 2002. At Lumeta, Prof. Wool was responsible for transforming the firewall analyzer technology he helped develop at Bell Labs into a commercial product. Earlier, Prof. Wool was a technical staff member at Bell Labs’ Secure Systems Research Department, where he led a team of researchers who created the first research prototypes for the firewall analyzer. He has published more than 110 research papers and holds 13 US Patents, and has served on the program committee of the leading IEEE and ACM conferences on computer and network security. Prof. Wool has a B.Sc. (Cum Laude) in Mathematics and Computer Science, and a M.Sc. and Ph.D. in Computer Science.

Ilan Erez has over twenty years of executive experience in global technology companies as a General Manager, CFO, Vice President of Operations and board member. Most recently, he served as General Manager of 3D Systems’ (NYSE: DDD) software business unit. Prior to that, Ilan spent a decade with Cimatron Ltd. (NASDAQ: CIMT) as CFO and VP Operations before their acquisition by 3D Systems. Earlier in his career, he was CFO and VP Operations of Silicom Ltd. (NASDAQ: SILC), a controller of Biodar Ltd. and auditor for Kesselman & Kesselman (a member of PwC). Currently he also serves as board member of two publicly-listed companies. Ilan is a Certified Public Accountant and holds a BA degree in accounting and economics from The Hebrew University of Jerusalem and an LLM degree in business law from Bar-Ilan University.

Yuval Baron co-founded AlgoSec in 2004 and has served as its CEO and Chairman since its inception. Prior to founding AlgoSec, Mr. Baron co-founded Actelis Networks Inc. in 1998 and served as its CEO. Actelis Networks is a provider of high performance broadband over copper solutions. During his tenure, Actelis Networks raised $75 million from investors including USVP, NEA, Carlyle, France Telecom and Sumitomo. Prior to Actelis, Mr. Baron served as Vice President of Sales and Marketing at RIT Technologies, a provider of network infrastructure solutions for data centers and communication networks. At RIT, he built a distribution network across 55 countries and drove revenue growth which led to a successful IPO. Prior to RIT, Mr. Baron spent a decade with Comverse Technology, a global provider of telecom business solutions. Mr. Baron has a B.Sc. in Mathematics, Computer Science, and Economics (Cum Laude) and an MBA in Finance.