Our Team.
Bridging the technology gap requires the collaboration of top experts, leaders, and doers to collectively tackle some of our biggest issues.
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Meet the people of PollyLabs
Core Team
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Ariel Goldner
Incubation Summer Associate
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Sarah Kellogg
Entrepreneur in Residence
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Ella Drory
Incubation Associate
Advisory Board
Our board comprises a unique blend of experts and thought-leaders from diverse sectors, collaborating to creatively harness technology for global impact
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Kurt Dassel (PhD)
Thought leader and seasoned practitioner focusing on the emerging markets, social impact, and private sector engagement. Kurt has over 20 years of experienced consulting as well as a prior career in academia at Harvard University and Wellesley College.
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Danielle Capalino
A seasoned investor and philanthropist, Danielle is a strong advocate for using data and research in developing new innovations. She is currently serves on the boards of the MIT corporation development committee, tufts Friedman school of nutrition board of the JDC.
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Shani Rokman (MBA)
A technology and product leader, Shani is the former CTO of a tech startup and currently serves as a Growth and monetization product leader at Google. She previously worked at Intel as a VLSI engineer and served as an F-16 flight simulator instructor in the IDF
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Advisory Team
A remarkable team of impact, tech, and business experts from diverse sectors, geographies, and backgrounds will offer valuable support and insights to PollyLabs and its portfolio organizations.
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Featured in no particular order
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Tal Shapira (PhD)
AI / ML, Cyber security, tech assessment
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Yehuda Elram
Venture build, tech transfer, strategy &, leadership
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Ariel Beery
Innovation, policy, climate action, venture building and financing
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Carter Cox
Nonprofit management, philanthropy, leadership development
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Ariel Toli Gadilov
Venture finance, legal,
and regulation
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Alexis Bonell
Innovation, International development, B2G business models
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Ella Steimatzky
Venture building, venture capital, product mgmt.
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Adva Rudis
Data science, predictive analytics & visualization
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Thelet Ramot
Local governance, public private partnerships
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Mehemed Bougsea
Climate tech, health tech, Future of work
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Steve Watkins
Financial inclusion, blended finance, emerging markets
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Pilar Carvajo
Emerging markets, blended
finance, climate action
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Keren Kay
Marketing, creative, venture
capital, partnership
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Gal Shargil-Yaari
ESG strategy and reporting, social responsibility specialist
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Will Edman
Food & agriculture, Sub Saharan Africa
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Kate Collins
Emerging markets, blended finance, food & ag
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Carly Chase
Venture building, workforce & education
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Ariella Friedman
Impact Strategy, operations, trustee relations
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Gal Antonovsky
Generative AI, Product Strategy, Future of Work
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Dimitry Shvartsman
Cyber Security, product management, corporate VC
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Daniela Kandel
Climate-tech, strategy, innovation, financial models, emerging markets
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Matan Rudis
Cyber security, climate, enterprise software
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Lissy Alden
Well being, people & culture , workforce development,
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Galit Jacobovitz
Strategy, operations, ecosystem building
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Elad Shapira
eCommerce, logistics, last-mile distribution
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Bar Peled
Strategy and operations,
Product, growth ventures
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Asaf Gilboa
Venture building, Blockchain, future of work
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Jackie Atlas
Global marketing, Innovations and ventures
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Hagay Carmi
Cyber security, tech assessment
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Jeremy Katz
GTM strategy, operations, customer Success
Alumni
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Adam Dimanshteyn
Strategy Intern
Summer 2023
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Tzlil Rubinstein
Communications Intern
Spring 2023
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Noy Pereg
People Operations
Summer 2024
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Ellie Naider
Research & Comms Intern
Summer 2023
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Shivaditya Sinha
Strategy & Venture Associate, Spring 2023
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Guillermo Campos
Venture Summer Associate, Summer 2023
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Martin Clark
Strategy Summer Associate, Summer 2023
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Antonio Canamas
Venture Associate
Spring 2023
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