Zvi Schreiber

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Zvi Schreiber
Personal details
Born (1969-06-09) 9 June 1969 (age 43)
London, England
Nationality British-Israeli
Spouse(s) Rina Frei Schreiber
Residence Jerusalem, Israel
Zvi Schreiber

Zvi Schreiber, (pron.: /ˈtsviː ˈʃraɪbər/ TSVEE SHRY-bər; born 9 June 1969) is a British-Israeli serial entrepreneur, executive and author. He has founded high tech start-up companies including G.ho.st which at the time was considered the first and only high tech start-up with a joint Palestinian-Israeli team.[1][2][3] In 2011 Schreiber was CEO of Lightech which he sold to GE Lighting.[4]

He is currently the CEO of new start-up company named Tradeos and lives in Jerusalem, Israel. Schreiber is author of Fizz.[5]

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Startup Companies founded

Schreiber has founded the following companies:

  • IsraTec Limited
  • Tradeum Inc, acquired by VerticalNet[6]
  • Unicorn Inc, acquired by IBM[7]
  • Ghost Inc[8] (which traded as G.ho.st and has now closed operations).
  • Tradeos Limited

Executive positions

During 2011, Schreiber was CEO of Lightech Electronic Industries Ltd,[9] based in Israel, where he had served as a director since 1996. His father, David Schreiber, an experienced businessman and investor,[10] chaired the board. Lightech was acquired by GE Lighting at the end of 2011 during Schreiber's tenure.[11]

Other Activities and Achievements

Schreiber has spoken at software industry events[12][13][14] and at some economic conferences[15] and is a co-inventor of several patents and patent applications.[16]

Books

Schreiber is the author of two books:

  • Bad hair day, a small picture book with his own photography[17]
  • Fizz: Nothing is as it seems which tells the story of the history of physics through a novel about a troubled young girl who time travels to meet Galileo, Newton, Einstein and others,[18][19] in the genre of Sophie's World.

Education

Schreiber has a BA in Mathematics from the University of Cambridge, a PhD in Computer Science from Imperial College London and an MSc in Theoretical Physics (Quantum Fields) from Imperial College London.[20]

External links

References

  1. ^ One team, two offices: Israel and Palestine Fortune Small Business, 10 March 2009.
  2. ^ Tech Startup Bridges Mideast Divide BusinessWeek, 27 December 2007
  3. ^ Co-operation in the ether The Economist, 23 July 2009
  4. ^ Lightech Announces Zvi Schreiber as CEO Edison Report, 1 February 2011
  5. ^ [1] Zvi Schreiber Amazon.com author page
  6. ^ VerticalNet Buys B2B Trading Partner Internet News, 8 March 2000.
  7. ^ IBM Acquires Yet Another Business Intelligence ISV Enterprise Systems, 17 May 2006
  8. ^ Israelis and Palestinians Launch Web Start-Up New York Times 29 May 2008
  9. ^ [2] Lightech's website
  10. ^ [3] Lightech's team as of 2010
  11. ^ [4]
  12. ^ The Entire D6 G.ho.st Demo Wall Street Journals D: All Things Digital conference 2008
  13. ^ G.ho.st at Demo 2008 conference
  14. ^ Innovate Europe 2007
  15. ^ Milken Institute Global Conference 2009
  16. ^ US Patent Office search
  17. ^ Bad Hair Day? (Mini Book in the Charming Petite Series)
  18. ^ Fizz web site
  19. ^ Fizz on Amazon
  20. ^ The Nine Lives of Schroedinger's Cat, MSc thesis, Imperial College, January 1995