Baruk Pilo

Baruk Gabriel Pilo is a seasoned investment banking professional with extensive experience in mergers and acquisitions, private placements, and strategic advisory roles. As Chairman and Founder of Oakland Partners since June 2007, Pilo has overseen significant transactions exceeding $12 billion while advising various stakeholders, including companies, venture capitalists, private equity firms, and governments. Prior to establishing Oakland Partners, Pilo served as a Venture Partner at Eight Roads and held key positions at Cisco Systems, where responsibilities included leading over 20 transactions totaling more than $600 million, and at Oracle Corp, focusing on business development in the European telecom sector. Pilo began a career in business development at Cap Gemini, managing large-scale projects and developing new service offerings. Academic qualifications include a Master of Science in Business/Managerial Economics and a Master’s degree in Management and Information Technology from Université Paris-Est Créteil.