Yael Urman

Yael Urman joined Silverstein Properties in 2018 and serves as Chief Technology Officer, a role in which she oversees the technology initiatives that support the company's financial, operations and development activities.

Ms. Urman has held various leadership roles in Energy, IT services, Biotech and Pharma. In her most recent role, she served as the Director of Applications at PBF Energy, a Fortune 135 independent petroleum-refiner company with five refineries in the US. She led system strategy, built an IT organization from the ground up, and drove technology innovation to support a rapidly growing company.

Prior to PBF, Ms. Urman was the Head of Information Technology at Ness Technology North America, a global Information Technology Services company, where she managed the entire IT spectrum. Prior to Ness, she was the Director of IT for Teva Pharmaceuticals Global Operations (the world’s largest manufacturer of generic pharmaceuticals). She led the design and implementation of the company’s IT strategy for 36 manufacturing sites worldwide.

In her early career Ms. Urman held several positions with Serono (now Merck-Serono), a leading Swiss-based biotech company. Among them, she led the global implementation of Oracle Supply Chain and managed the production planning and industrial engineering teams.

Ms. Urman holds an MBA from Tel-Aviv University and a BSc in Industrial Engineering and Management from the Technion (Israel Institute of Technology).