History
In the last ten years, the business community of Israel has been dramatically altered by the ambition, creativity and innovation of the high-tech sector.

However, the benefits of this enormous achievement have not been felt throughout Israeli society. Israel remains one of the leading countries in the world in scholastic disparities based on socio-economic background, nationality, ethnicity, length of time in the country, and place of residence.

The Israel Venture Network (IVN) is a venture philanthropy network of high-tech entrepreneurs and business executives from Israel and the US. IVN focuses on scalable, systemic solutions for the social, educational and employment crises that jeopardize the ability of Israel’s next generation to succeed in the 21st century.

The founders of IVN channeled the collective expertise and influence of established technology leaders and business entrepreneurs into a high impact organization that offers a valuable management skill set of measurement and evaluation, partnership and program integration.

IVN currently invests in three areas of intervention:
• Strengthening the Education System
• Investing in Social Leadership
• Creating Employment Opportunities

We leverage our investments by partnering with leading NGOs and governmental agencies.

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Mission Statement
The Israel Venture Network is a venture philanthropy network of high-tech entrepreneurs and executives from Israel and the U.S. with the goal of increasing Israel's national competitiveness by advancing its educational systems and by promoting other social programs.

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IVN Board of Directors

Chairman
Eric Benhamou

Vice-Chairman
Benny Levin

IVN Executive Committee
Alona Barkat
Nir Barkat
Yossi Beinart
Bernie Belkin
Ofer Ben-Shachar
Jonathan J. Cohen
Yehudah Cohn
Itsik Danziger
Shlomo Dovrat
Shuki Ehrlich
Tsvi Gal
Shira Herzog
Avi Katz
Richard Saperstein
Mordechai Segal
Nachman Shelef
Oren Zeev

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