Oded Gera

Mr. Oded Gera serves as Senior Global Advisor in Rothschild & Co. Global Advisory. He is the former Chairman and Founder of Rothschild & Co. in Israel. As such, Mr. Gera initiated and was involved in advising Mivtach Shamir on the disposition of its 20.7% stake in Tnuva Food Industries Ltd. to Bright Foods, Israel Electric Corporation in a $1.1 billion financing, Apax Partners on the acquisition of Psagot Investments House, Altice Europe N.V.’s acquisition of a stake in Hot Telecommunications Systems Ltd., Thales Group’s acquisition of CMT Medical Technologies Ltd. and Delek Group’s acquisition of Roadchef Ltd. in the United Kingdom.

Mr. Gera has served as Lord Jacob Rothschild’s Entrepreneur in Residence, as well as an advisor to the board of directors of Robeco Sustainable Private Equity Fund. He also served as a Rabobank representative in Israel. Prior to his service at Rothchild & Co., Mr. Gera was the Chief Executive Officer of The Israel Diamond Exchange, which was subsequently bought by a public company in 1996. Previously, he was the founder and owner of the Oded Gera fashion house, which became a household name in Israel.

Mr. Gera’s other diverse experiences include being the Founder of the International Board of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, the Trustee of the Alliance of Religions for Conservation, the President of Europe of Mutual Art and the Chairman of Bat Sheva Dance Company.