DIRECTOR, AI CENTER OF EXCELLENCE · BANK LEUMI
I build the teams and systems that turn AI research into shipped product.
Ten years leading applied-AI functions inside large enterprises — from first pilot to org-wide adoption. I'm still hands-on with the stack I ask teams to adopt, and I write and speak about what actually makes AI teams effective.
The arc
2014–22
Team Lead and Principal Researcher, Algorithms, IDF
2022–23
Data Scientist, ZipRecruiter
2023–25
Team Lead, AI Algorithms, SolarEdge
2025–now
Director, AI Center of Excellence, Bank Leumi
Education
M.Sc., Tel Aviv University
Statistics and Data Science
B.Sc., Tel Aviv University
Physics
Off the clock — I train in Karate Shotokan for over 20 years and hold a 2nd Dan black belt.
ADVISORY & GOVERNANCE
Hands-on expertise in AI compliance, code and model governance, and agentic AI operations — the deceptive work of getting agent-based systems reviewed, monitored, and actually trusted inside a highly regulated enterprise.
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Open to advisory conversations on AI governance and agentic AI, speaking invitations, or just a note about the writing.