Birthright Israel Excel
Shai Somekh is an accomplished professional currently serving as a Product Manager, Product Owner, and Customer Success Manager at Datorios since October 2023. As a co-founder of Dooda TLV, somekh has contributed to a comprehensive restaurant guide for Tel Aviv. In addition to roles in various companies, Somekh has been an Excel Business Fellow and Data Community Manager at Birthright Israel since June 2021, and recently completed a full-time internship at the National University of Singapore focusing on ML applications in cybersecurity. Previous experience includes serving as Bisdev and Marketing Director at Liquidium, co-founding and managing the Negotiation Club at Reichman University, and working as a desk analyst and instructor in Israeli Military Intelligence. Shai Somekh has a solid educational background with a focus on business and data analytics from Reichman University.
Birthright Israel Excel
Birthright Israel Excel is an prestigious lifelong business fellowship for young Jewish adults that begins with a 10-week professional experience in Israel. Highly accomplished Jewish college sophomores, juniors and seniors from the US and international markets as well as Israeli soldiers, students and young professionals pursuing careers in business and/or technology are welcome to apply to Excel. During the summer program, Birthright Israel Excel Fellows from the US and international markets intern at a prominent Israeli company. Internships are at firms with global reach from a wide selection of industries, including finance, venture capital, consulting, technology, startups, engineering, bio-tech and marketing. Throughout the summer, all Birthright Israel Excel Fellows, including those from Israel, engage with distinguished Israeli leaders from business, technology, politics and philanthropic organizations on a broad range of topics including leadership, Jewish identity, the global economy, and teamwork. In addition, Birthright Israel Excel Fellows travel on designated weekend trips throughout Israel designed to encourage a deeper understanding of the State of Israel and its history. Upon completion of the summer programming, all Birthright Israel Excel Fellows continue to network together to expand both their leadership and business acumen and join an exclusive community of next generation global Jewish business leaders. They are joined by dozens of prominent Israeli mentors as well as North American advisers, as part of the broader Birthright Israel Excel Professional Community.