Management

Omer Keilaf has spent the last 22 years driving cutting-edge technologies from inception to commercialization. As the co-founder and CEO of Innoviz Technologies, a leading provider of LiDAR sensing solutions, Mr. Keilaf has overseen the company’s success in obtaining design win nominations with the world’s leading OEM manufacturers such as the BMW Group and the VW Group.

In April 2021, Innoviz Technologies became the first Israeli company to become public via a SPAC merger. Mr. Keilaf spearheaded the company’s rapid growth as it raised $371 million and expanded to over 400 employees.

Prior to co-founding Innoviz, Omer served as an officer in an elite technological unit of the Intelligence Corps of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). He also held senior leadership roles at several companies, including Consumer Physics, STMicroelectronics, and the IDF, where he served as the System and Product Team Manager, R&D Manager, and Project Manager and System Architecture Manager, respectively.

Mr. Keilaf holds a BSc and MSc in Electrical Engineering and an MBA from Tel Aviv University.

Avishay joined Innoviz in 2017 to lead the development of its software and perception technologies and in March 2024, he was appointed as Chief R&D Officer for the company. Avishay has over 25 years of leadership experience in cutting-edge technology development, specializing in chip design, modem technology, image processing, and baseband development over various networking architectures and the most advanced DSPs. From 2000 to 2016, Avishay served as Director of Engineering for Motorola Semiconductors/Freescale Semiconductors Israel, overseeing its software and hardware activities. Additionally, he served as VP of R&D at Rachip Ltd. between 2016 and 2017. Avishay has a BSc, an MSc, and an MBA from Tel-Aviv University, all with Magna Cum Laude.

Eldar has spent over 20 years leading various financial and operational roles in leading Israeli high tech companies. He has extensive experience in fundraising and in management of financial processes. Prior to joining Innoviz, Eldar lead the finance department of ConsumerPhysics, establishing its financial & legal infrastructure. Previous roles include CFO & COO at Metrolight, Mantis-Vision (MV4D) and co-Founder and CFO of Browzwear International. He holds a BSc in Chemistry (Cum Laude) & Computer Science studies, from Tel-Aviv University.

Shiri brings 25 years of vast HR experience in a wide range of organizations including both start-ups and established companies, mostly in the Hi tech industry. In her previous positions, Shiri led all HR aspects of some complex transitions such as the integration process of the acquired web companies by Golden Pages, the integration of Intel’s recruitment process into Oplus, and leading Kontera’s Israel HR. She holds a BA degree in Psychology & Sociology from Tel Aviv University and studied towards MA in Anthropology at Haifa University.
Shiri also supported “Gvahim”, a non-profit organization training new immigrants on how to build a successful career in Israel.

Udy Gal-On brings more than 30 years of experience in senior roles at leading companies within the Semiconductor, Telecommunications and Smart Energy industries. For eight years, he served as VP Operations at SolarEdge, a global leader in smart energy solutions and one of the fastest growing companies in Israel. As part of his role as VP Operations, he successfully developed the company’s capacity, launched new products, managed large teams, and built an end-to-end factory in Israel. Prior to SolarEdge, Udy served as VP Engineering at ECI Telecom, as Engineering Department Manager at Marvell Semiconductor (formerly Intel), as well as in other Engineering and Operational roles at leading companies in Israel. Udy holds a BSc. in Mechanical Engineering and MSc. in Quality and Reliability Engineering, both from Israel institute of Technology (Technion) in Haifa.

Elad has a vast experience in the multidisciplinary fields of automotive and consumer electronics. He has over 15 years of experience in R&D, product management, and project management positions delivering complex solutions, among others in the bio-sensing and pharmaceutical industries. Since 2018 Elad has been deeply involved in the technical and commercial offerings with the world leading automotive OEMs.

Prior to his role at Innoviz Technologies, Elad worked at LifeBEAM Technologies, where he held various roles, including project, production, and engineering management. Earlier on, he held production and QA positions at Teva Pharmaceutical Industries. Elad has a BSc and an MSc in Biomedical engineering from Tel-Aviv University, Israel.

David Elooz has an extensive and diversified experience of over 30 years in the Electro-Optics field, 8 of them in Innoviz since its foundation where he combined his past experience, both technological and managerial, to lead the optical and mechanical development of Innoviz Lidars. His department is responsible for all Photonics related aspects of the lidar development – laser, optics, detectors, and mechanics.

Amongst his past experience one can find fiber and free space high speed optical communication, laser microscopy for semiconductor wafer inspection, thermal imaging and distributed fiber sensing.

Prior to joining Innoviz, David headed the Land Systems Department at Controp Precision Technologies, managed the Imaging Technologies Incubator at Elbit Systems ELOP and he served as a project manager at Applied Materials. David founded CDRide Inc. which was merged into a NASDAQ company (IISLF) and acted as COO and member of the board of directors. His early career started in the elite technological unit of the IDF Intelligence Corps as an engineer and his last role was Head of Physics Department, all during 7 years of service. David holds a B.Sc. in Physics/Electro-Optics from the Jerusalem College of Technology (Cum Laude) and M.Sc. in Electrical Engineering from Bar Ilan University.

Dana Nutkevitch is Innoviz’s GC. Dana joined Innoviz in 2018 to lead the Legal department, bringing a strong in-house and private practice background. With over 15 years of experience as a corporate and commercial lawyer, Dana previously worked as an attorney at one of the highest-ranked law firms in the country and after that, served as an in-house counsel in a well-known publicly traded high-tech company. Known for her business-oriented approach, Dana specializes in M&A, private equity, intellectual property, venture capital, and capital market transactions. Dana holds an LLB and LLM from Tel Aviv University, both Magna Cum Laude.

Dana takes part in various pro bono initiatives and mentoring programs intending to assist and promote other female professionals.

Nir brings 25 years of experience in advanced R&D and cutting-edge innovation.

Before joining Innoviz Technologies, Nir had held Projects lead, Architecture and Biz Dev positions with SolidAI, Cavuim, Broadcom, ST Micro, bTendo, Go Networks and IDF communication core.

Nir has a diverse multi-disciplinary background having been responsible for development of: High speed communication systems, laser scanning pico-projectors and AI powered hearing aids.

Ido brings 20 years of experience in the fields of System Engineering, Project and Program Management, and leading complex multidisciplinary large-scale projects, from concept to production. Prior to joining Innoviz Technologies, Ido served as Director of System Engineering at Intel RealSense group, developing depth and tracking sensors for VR/AR, Robotics, Drones, and more. Other previous roles include managing System Engineering groups at Elbit Systems, working on multiple Helmet Mounted Display System (HMDS) programs, including the HMDS technology disruptive for F35 Aircraft. He Holds a B.A in Computer Sciences and an MBA from the Tel-Aviv University.