Our Team | KIMA Academy

The People Behind KIMA

The Minds That
Shape Leaders

Founders, advisors, and domain experts united by a single conviction. That leadership is not inherited. It is built.

01 Founders 02 Advisory Board 03 Experts 04 Team

Our Team | KIMA Academy

01 — Founders

The Founders

The vision and relentless drive behind KIMA Academy and KIMA LBE.

Co-Founder & CEO

Rola Nassar Bisharat

CEO, KIMA LBE · Former CCO & Head of Strategy, GM Israel

Expert in Venture Creation, Growth Strategy, and Product-Market Fit. Led global teams and scaled organizations across industries. Holds a Global EMBA and LL.B in Law — bringing the rigor of legal thinking to strategic leadership.

Venture CreationGrowth StrategyProduct-Market FitGlobal TeamsOrg. ScalingEMBA · LL.B

Co-Founder

Shadie Bisharat

CEO, Foamotive Group · Board Member · Investor & Advisor

Experienced C-level Executive, Lecturer, Investor, and Entrepreneurial Leader, with a proven track record in leading global organizations across strategy, sales and marketing, product and engineering, corporate development, and large-scale organizational transformation.

Strategic ManagementGlobal SalesProduct Dev.Corporate BDOrg. TransformationGlobal Strategy

02 — Advisory Board

Advisory Board

Senior leaders who guide KIMA's strategic direction and open doors to global networks.

Jameel Istaitih

Independent Manufacturing Executive & WEF Expert

Advanced Manufacturing & Production Network Expert, World Economic Forum · Former Director Industry 4.0, Strauss Group · Former VP Industry 4.0, Razor Labs · Top 50 Global Industry 4.0 Influencer, Onalytica 2021 · Forbes Tech Council · MBA, INSEAD

Amit Hammer

CEO, Salvador Technologies

OT & ICS cyber resilience leader — Gartner Cool Vendor 2025 · Former global leadership roles at Texas Instruments (IoT) · Former CEO, Neura (AI) · Former EVP Operations, Otonomo · Former VP Programs, SolarEdge · IDF elite intelligence R&D officer

Lisa Zaythik

Chief People Officer & Founding Partner, AppsFlyer

Founding team of Israel's leading marketing analytics unicorn · Built global people operations across 19 offices worldwide · Champion for diversity, women in tech & psychological safety in the workplace

Idan Tendler

Venture Partner, Vine Ventures · Serial Cybersecurity Founder

Co-founder & CEO, Bridgecrew (acq. Palo Alto Networks) · Former SVP Application Security, Palo Alto Networks · Co-founder & CEO, Fortscale (acq. RSA Security) · Commander, IDF Unit 8200 · B.Sc. Industrial Engineering & Management, Tel Aviv University

Gali Bloch Liran

Founder & CEO, The Human Founder

Author · Podcast creator · Investor · Leadership coach specializing in entrepreneurial resilience & human-centered leadership

Maisa Ballut Shamshum

Senior Finance & Operations Executive (COO/CFO)

CPA · Former CFO, Goldencare Medical Centers · Former Finance Controller, Rivulis Plastro (global, 9 entities) · Former Finance Director, Tefron (Jordan & Israel) · Ernst & Young alumni · Kellogg-Recanati Executive MBA (Northwestern University) · Mentor, Arab women in business

Uri Erde

General Partner, Israel Growth Partners (IGP)

Israel-based tech growth capital fund ($600M+ AUM) · Former Senior Investment Manager, KCPS Private Equity · Earlier career at Gornitzky & Co., KPMG · Financial & legal advisory in capital markets, taxation & private equity · Board roles: SysAid, Zadara, D-Fend

Yohai Radin

Founder, Inbar Capital

Go-To-Market strategy · Business models & capital markets · Finance & leadership

Tal Cohen

Serial Tech Entrepreneur & Strategic Advisor

Co-Founder & CEO, Sirin Labs (raised $72M) · Founding team & GM, markets.com (acq. Playtech, €458M) · CMO, Playtech Group · Industry Manager, Google · Consultant, McKinsey & Co. · Co-founder, Ibetcha.com (acq. Vivendi Universal Games)

Hazem Khattab

CEO, HasoubLabs

18+ years in strategy, business development & operations · Founder, Jerusalem Hi-Tech Foundry — nonprofit advancing Arab-sector tech entrepreneurship · Former Strategy & Hi-Tech Sector Manager, Co-Impact (Arab employment partnership) · B.A. Marketing · International Mini-MBA, Microsoft Ventures Academy

Mohammad Darawshe

Director of Strategy, Givat Haviva Center for Shared Society

Leading political analyst & expert on Jewish-Arab relations in Israel · Robert Bosch Academy Fellow · Faculty Member, Shalom Hartman Institute · Former Co-Director, The Abraham Fund Initiatives · MA Conflict Resolution, Haifa University

Shlomit Almog

Full Professor of Law, University of Haifa

Co-Director, Center of Law, Gender & Policy · Expert in legal feminism, children's rights & law & culture · Cited by the Israeli Supreme Court

Mohammad Abu Nadda

CEO, Ibtikar BaseCamp · Entrepreneur & Startup Ecosystem Builder

28+ years in high-tech entrepreneurship, business development & sales · Formerly CEO, Trinovation Innovation Center · Leading Arab-sector tech incubation in partnership with Israel Innovation Authority, Sheba-ARC & MindCET · MSc Information Systems Engineering · MBA, Technion

Maisam Jaljuli

CEO, Tsofen · Social & Feminist Activist

Leading Arab-Jewish high-tech integration NGO (NIS 600M gov't plan) · Co-Chair, Sikkuy-Aufoq (Equality & Shared Society) · Board Member, ACRI & Itach-Ma'aki: Women Lawyers for Social Justice · New Israel Fund Gallanter Prize laureate · MA Educational Leadership, Bar-Ilan University

Janan Afifi

Afifi Group · Business & Transportation Leader

Leading multi-generation family business group (est. 1927) · Transportation, tourism & innovation · Based in Nazareth

Orlie Sol Dahan Gruper

General Partner, Mobilitech Capital · Founder, Women in Mobility

Mobility & CleanTech investor & entrepreneur · Executive Advisor in mobility, energy & automotive ecosystems · Founder, Women in Mobility · Creator, EnergyON AIR podcast · Elected Top 21, Women in Mobility 2021 · Reichman University (IDC Herzliya)

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03 — Experts

Domain Experts

Practitioners who bring real-world depth and global reach to every program.

Ayelet Zinger

Go-To-Market Expert · Business Growth · Global Sales · Business Development · Marketing Strategy

Jennifer Schwarz

Operational Strategy & Implementation · Brand Building · Partnership Development · Global Innovation Ecosystems

Karin Ziegler

Go-To-Market Strategy · Customer Strategy · Business Development & Sales

Lior Konitzky

Deputy CEO & Head of BD, Israel Export Institute · Global Market Expansion for Israeli Tech Companies

Naor Morag

Head of Business Intelligence for Exports, Israel Export Institute · Global Economic Environment · Strategic Market Intelligence

Noa Chorev

Product Line Manager, General Motors Israel · Former CMO & Director of Product Marketing · Expert in Automotive, IoT, Wireless Cloud Connectivity & AI/Software Product Strategy · 20+ years across Semiconductors, Telecom & Automotive industries

Gilad Rothschild

Advisory Services Managing Director, Deloitte Israel · IT & Business Transformation · Business Process Management & AI/Cognitive Technology

Deborah Pienica

COO & Global ESG Leader, International Gemological Institute (IGI) · Executive Coach · Antwerp

Dan Peled

Cybersecurity Expert & Lecturer · GM Israel · Former CISO, Toyota Israel · 15+ years in Penetration Testing & Cyber Management · Lecturer, Technion (Excellence in Teaching Award) · Ben-Gurion University Researcher

Amir Yariv

Partner, Goldfarb Gross Seligman · Adv. & CPA · Legal counsel for startups, entrepreneurs & tech companies · Specializes in cyber, fintech, semiconductors, pharma & biotech · M&A, financing rounds & exits · Hebrew University

Nisreen Salman

Partner, KPMG Israel · Head of US Tax Desk · International Tax Expert · LL.B & MBA, Tel Aviv University · Lecturer, Tel Aviv University & Reichman University · Arab community leadership advocate

KIMA Academy

Program Manager

Dana Ghoul

Program Manager, KIMA Academy

Driving the day-to-day operations and participant experience of KIMA Academy programs · Coordinating between faculty, advisors, and program cohorts · Passionate about leadership development and community impact