Mark Gazit

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Mark Gazit, CEO of ThetaRay

Mark Gazit is an expert on cyber security,[citation needed] Artificial Intelligence, financial technology,[1][2] and big data.[3] A business executive and serial entrepreneur,[4] Gazit today serves as President and CEO of ThetaRay.[5]

Life and education[edit]

Gazit studied computer science and mathematics at Hebrew University and senior business administration at Tel Aviv University.[6] He also attended the YPO executive management studies at Harvard Business School.[7]

Business activities[edit]

From 1993 to 1995, Gazit worked as a computer consultant. In 1995, he co-founded NetMedia,[8] which was sold to NetVision in 1996. At NetVision, Gazit served as an executive vice president of technology and infrastructure and a deputy CEO.[9] In May 2000,[8] he joined Deltathree Ltd. as CEO[citation needed] and Deltathree Inc. as corporate executive vice president.[9] In 2003, Gazit joined SkyVision, a global provider of secure communications, as president and group CEO.[8] Later he served as managing director of NICE Cyber and Intelligence Solutions.[7]

In 2013, Gazit joined ThetaRay, a big data analytics and fintech software company, as CEO.[7][10]

Today, Gazit also serves on numerous industry boards, including as Chairman of the Public Board for Cyber for the Israeli Export & International Cooperation Institute (IEICI), a member of the Technology Board of the Monetary Authority of Singapore,[11] and board member of the Israeli American Chamber of Commerce.[12]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Spy tactics can spot consumer trends". FinTech Collective. 25 March 2016. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
  2. ^ "Finding Fraud, Cyberthreats When You Don't Know Where to Look". American Banker. 15 April 2015. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
  3. ^ "Follow The Data Down The Rabbit Hole". TechCrunch. 1 February 2015. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
  4. ^ "Interview: ThetaRay CEO Gazit explains how 'deep learning' finds a cyber-needle in the cyber-haystack". NexChange. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
  5. ^ "ThetaRay gets $10 million for infrastructure defense". The Times of Israel. 31 July 2014. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
  6. ^ "Mark Gazit". Tel Aviv University. 14 September 2014. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
  7. ^ a b c "Mark Gazit". VentureBeat. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
  8. ^ a b c "Mark Gazit". Bloomberg News. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
  9. ^ a b "Information Statement". Deltathree. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
  10. ^ "Startup Spotlight: Threat Detection Specialist ThetaRay". eSecurity Planet. 16 September 2014. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
  11. ^ "ThetaRay CEO Mark Gazit Appointed to Monetary Authority of Singapore's International Technology Advisory Panel". www.epicos.com. Retrieved 2022-05-12.
  12. ^ "The Israel-America Chamber of Commerce - Mark Gazit". www.amcham.co.il. Retrieved 2022-05-12.