Yaniv Harel

Yaniv Harel, Ph.D., serves as an Advisory Board Member and SVP Cyber Defense at Sygnia since December 2020, and as an Advisory Board Member at Control Plane Corporation since April 2022. Additionally, Yaniv holds the position of Chief Strategy Officer at Tel Aviv University, contributing to strategic goal achievement and leading collaboration programs, while also having previously served as Head of Research Strategy. Yaniv's career includes significant experience at Dell EMC as General Manager of the Cyber Solutions Group, and prior roles with the Israeli government, including Cyber Group Head responsible for over 80 projects for defense organizations. Yaniv's academic background includes a Ph.D. in Strategy & Project Management from Tel Aviv University, an MBA from The University of Manchester, and a BSc in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from the Technion - Israel Institute of Technology.