Mr. Ofer Neeman

Ofer Neeman was born and raised in Kibbutz Yechiam in the Western Galilee, Israel.He is the CEO and Co-Owner of Evergreen, a leading private equity firm in Israel.

In 1998, together with founder Jacob Burak, he led the first management buyout in Israel which transformed Evergreen into a private company. Over the past three years they have led a structured succession process whereby the management of Evergreen has been handed over to the younger generation of managers and partners. This is a pioneer and innovative process in Israel as well as in other parts of the world. Evergreen manages Venture Capital and other funds and is a top tier VC management company in all aspects.

Prior to joining Evergreen in 1996, Ofer was the Chairman of Harel Capital Markets; prior to that he was the CEO of Union Kaffee Gmbh, a large multinational coffee firm in Europe.

Ofer is a key member of the Board and the Board of Management of the Movement for Quality Government in Israel (MQG). MQG is the most effective and influential organization in Israel in monitoring anti corruption activity and fighting for better government. MQG has initiated many public campaigns and court actions which have contributed to change of legislation, to higher standards and better norms in the public sector. It also the leader of war against corruption in the central and local government and has managed to return millions to the public coffer.

Ofer holds a BA in Accounting and Economics from Tel Aviv University and is a graduate of the Harvard Business School executive program.

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