Our Board
Meet the Team
Our Board
Leo Bakman, PhD
A serial entrepreneur with more than 20 years' experience, Leo has been deeply engaged in the digital transformation of diverse fields including healthcare, manufacturing, food and agro-tech & government. An innovation policy expert, initiating and consulting in different innovation policy programs in Israel and abroad, Leo has focused on the impact of digitalization on global challenges and socioeconomic needs. Leo was awarded a PhD from the Hebrew University in Jerusalem in Business Strategy concentrating on the evolution process of knowledge-intensive industries.
Leon Kempler, AM
Mr Leon Kempler AM is involved in various business activities including Solom Pty Ltd (Director), Advent One (Director), and Kempler Property Partnership.
His honorary roles include: National Chairman of the Australia-Israel Chamber of Commerce; Director of Wonderment Walk Victoria; Life Governor of the General Sir John Monash Foundation; Patron of the Haven Foundation (Mental Health).
Merav Kaye
Merav Kaye is a Senior Investment Director with 15 years of experience managing a $600M portfolio across technology-driven companies, with a strong track record of delivering high returns through strategic growth, value creation, and disciplined capital allocation. Her experience spans venture capital, private equity, secondary and debt funds, as well as direct investments across sectors including climate tech, healthtech, enterprise software, cybersecurity, defence, and biotech. She combines deep investment expertise with hands-on business development, working closely with management teams to scale companies, expand commercial opportunities, and drive long-term value creation. Merav also serves on the boards of several companies, contributing to governance, strategy, and growth
Itay Zemel
Itay Zemel is a Partner in FBC's Real Estate Practice, where he advises Israel's leading real estate companies and global investment funds on complex, large-scale transactions. His work sits at the intersection of law, finance, and regulatory frameworks — guiding clients through deal structuring, tax planning, government programs, and cross-border capital deployment into the Israeli market. Itay's deep expertise in navigating complex regulatory environments and enabling sophisticated investment structures makes him a key enabler of large-scale development projects in Israel.
Amalya Oliver
Amalya L. Oliver is a Full Professor of Organizational Sociology at the Hebrew University. She graduated from UCLA in 1993. Her current research focuses on innovation and entrepreneurship, networks for collaborations, social entrepreneurship, and platforms for enhancing inter-organizational learning and knowledge sharing. She was the chair of the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at the Hebrew University, founded and coordinated for 14 years the Hoffman Leadership and Responsibility program for doctoral students at the Hebrew University, was the Chair of the Library Authority at the Hebrew University and served as a member of the Hebrew University Executive Board. She has published over 70 articles and wrote 5 books.
Boaz Mamo
Boaz is a serial entrepreneur who was one of the founders of the ever-growing mobility ecosystem in Israel. Prior to founding Navmatic, Boaz was the Co-founder and CEO of Drive TLV, a mobility hub for promising early-stage startups in Tel Aviv. He was also the founder of EcoMotion, the Israeli Smart Mobility community since 2012, and Capsula, the first mobility incubator in Israel at Tel Aviv University. Boaz is a co-founder of the Israel Innovation Institute and holds a B.A. and an M.B.A., from the Hebrew University, Jerusalem.
Doron Meller
Doron is the chief Innovation Officer at Netter Center: AgriFood & Climatech hub. Doron was raised on a Negev Kibbutz. Throughout the years, he has worked as a business strategy and management consultant in ESG spheres at BDO Israel, where he spent several years advising large Israeli companies on business, social, and environmental issues.
Doron has joined III to lead the Israel's agri-food tech ecosystem. Doron established the GrowingIL community (Ag- tech) and two years later he was appointed as the COO of the Israel Innovation Institute. Doron holds M.A. in Management (Cum Laude) from BGU University and for several years has volunteered as a strategic consultant for Israeli's NGO's.