Mark Gazit

Mark Gazit is an expert on cyber security, business executive and serial entrepreneur.[1] Gazit is a President and CEO of ThetaRay.[2] He is one of the world's top financial crime and cyber security experts, and advises banks and other financial institutions and enterprise organizations in areas of cybercrime. Before joining ThetaRay, he served as Managing Director of Nice Cyber Intelligence Solutions, providing his expertise to homeland security and classified sectors. Between 2002 and 2010, Mr. Gazit was CEO and co-founder of SkyVision, a global company providing secure telecommunications to financial institutions and other organizations in more than 50 countries around the world. 25 years ago, he conducted the first security assessment and testing for a leading Israel Bank’s digital service. For many years, Mr. Gazit has been a trusted advisor to the largest enterprises, financial institutions and security agencies all around the world. He also serves on the Monetary Authority of Singapore's International Technology Advisory Panel, as well as the boards of several commercial enterprises and non-profit organizations.

Life and education

Gazit studied computer science and mathematics at Hebrew University and senior business administration at Tel Aviv University.[3] He also attended the YPO executive management studies at Harvard Business School.[4]

Gazit is an expert on cyber security,[5] Artificial Intelligence, financial technology,[6][7] and big data.[8]

Business activities

From 1993 to 1995, Gazit worked as a computer consultant. In 1995, he co-founded NetMedia,[9] which was sold to NetVision in 1996. At NetVision, Gazit served as an executive vice president of technology and infrastructure and a deputy CEO.[10] In May 2000,[9] he joined Deltathree Ltd. as CEO and Deltathree Inc. as corporate executive vice president.[10] In 2003, Gazit joined SkyVision, a global provider of secure communications, as president and group CEO.[9] Later he served as managing director of NICE Cyber and Intelligence Solutions.[4]

In 2013 Gazit joined ThetaRay, a big data analytics and cyber security company, as CEO.[4][11]

References
  1. "Interview: ThetaRay CEO Gazit explains how 'deep learning' finds a cyber-needle in the cyber-haystack". NexChange. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
  2. "ThetaRay gets $10 million for infrastructure defense". The Times of Israel. 31 July 2014. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
  3. "Mark Gazit". Tel Aviv University. 14 September 2014. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
  4. "Mark Gazit". VentureBeat. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
  5. "ThetaRay: Advanced Data Analytics Provide an Enhanced Security Layer to Combat Bank Fraud and Cybercrime". CIOReview. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
  6. "Spy tactics can spot consumer trends". FinTech Collective. 25 March 2016. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
  7. "Finding Fraud, Cyberthreats When You Don't Know Where to Look". American Banker. 15 April 2015. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
  8. "Follow The Data Down The Rabbit Hole". TechCrunch. 1 February 2015. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
  9. "Mark Gazit". Bloomberg News. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
  10. "Information Statement". Deltathree. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
  11. "Startup Spotlight: Threat Detection Specialist ThetaRay". eSecurity Planet. 16 September 2014. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
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