Join us to meet Adv. Nava Swersky Sofer, Israeli VC, Serial Entrepreneur and Mentor on 5th Dec, Monday (In-person) at The Circle Work
Nava, born and raised in Israel, served as an officer-attorney in the Israeli Army and is an international businesswoman and entrepreneur. She is known for mentoring entrepreneurs in Israel and abroad, especially women. In the talk, she will share her long-time experience in academia, business, and the Hi-Tech world.
She will also talk about the opportunities and challenges she faced to make it big in a world traditionally dominated by men.
(limited seats, RSVP now)
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Nava Swersky Sofer is a board director, CEO, VC, and mentor on innovation, entrepreneurship, venture capital, and technology transfer. She advises governments and corporations globally and is a sought-after keynote speaker. Having been the youngest lawyer in Israel; the youngest and one of only two women in the senior management of Ciba (now Novartis) at the head office in Basel, Switzerland; …
Nava Swersky Sofer is a board director, CEO, VC, and mentor on innovation, entrepreneurship, venture capital, and technology transfer. She advises governments and corporations globally and is a sought-after keynote speaker. Having been the youngest lawyer in Israel; the youngest and one of only two women in the senior management of Ciba (now Novartis) at the head office in Basel, Switzerland; the first Israeli and one of only a handful of women partners at leading Silicon Valley VC and the first to establish an all-female VC firm in Israel; and the only woman CEO of leading tech transfer company Yissum of the Hebrew University she is an active advocate of gender equity. As a board member in Israel, the US, Europe, and Canada she is often the only woman in the room, which inspired her to lead a pro-bono organization dedicated to changing that picture. Raised in Israel by South African parents and having lived and worked on three continents she brings a unique perspective on entrepreneurship, innovation, management, and women. Nava is a lawyer, has an MBA from IMD, and is a retired Captain of the Israel Defence Forces.
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