Ayla Matalon, Executive Director

Ayla joined the MIT Forum with 15 years of experience in the high tech and venture capital industries. Previously an analyst at Steps Investments in Technology and Managing Director, US-Israel Science and Technology Center, and with over 10 years of experience as a software engineer in both Israeli and foreign high-tech companies, Ayla has acquired a profound knowledge of the Israeli high-tech scene and the needs represented by this sector.
Ayla lectures about high-tech entrepreneurship and business development on the MBA program of the Technion, Tel-Aviv University faculty of engineering and the Herzliya Interdisciplinary Center. She consults to early-stage startup companies, and holds a number of board positions.
Ayla has an MSc degree in Computer Science (Technion, Haifa) and an MBA (INSEAD, Fontainebleau; emphasis on Entrepreneurship).

Yuval Rotstein, Head of Consulting

Yuval is a lecturer of Finance & Engineering Economy and Information Systems Analysis at the Tel Aviv University School of Engineering. Yuval is also a co-lecturer in Business Entrepreneurship courses at Tel Aviv University. For 4 years Yuval had been a teaching assistant in Business Entrepreneurship and Engineering courses at Tel Aviv University, the Herzliya Interdisciplinary & the MBA program of the Technion.
Yuval won the distinguished Rector's award for his achievements in teaching.

For the past 3 years, Yuval has served as the manager of the MIT Forum’s consulting program. In addition to consulting for the MIT Forum, Yuval also consults to start-up companies in the fields of Internet and software.
Yuval is a cum laude M.Sc. student at the Tel Aviv University School of Engineering.
Yuval completed his military service in 2002, where he served in the intelligence unit.

Iris Golani, Marketing Manager

During the last two years Iris is working as an independent consultant to SMEs, managing marketing and business development projects. Iris' expertise is in consulting, implementation and leadership of marketing and business development processes, marketing communication, management, and development of marketing programs, and business cooperation between companies and organizations.

Iris has over 9 years of experience in marketing and business development with emphasis on B2B and services marketing, in relationship marketing and in adding value with varied, creative, diverse content. Over the past 7 years Iris has led marketing activities in leading business consulting and accounting firms.

Prior to joining the MIT Forum Iris was marketing manager at BDO-Ziv Haft consulting and accounting firm.

Elinoar Hardy, Office Manager

Moran Davison, VisiTEC

Moran Joined the MIT Forum in late 2008 and is responsible for the VisiTEC project, this project enables students to familiarize with High Tech companies.

Moran is a third year Business Administration and Accounting student at the Collage for Management.

Moran completed her military service in 2005, where she served in the intelligence unit.