PROFESSIONAL DESIGNATIONS
- CAIA (Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst): April 2011
Passed two exams March 2010 - March 2011
- CFA (Chartered Financial Analyst): September 2010
Passed three exams June 2008- June 2010
- CPA (Certified Public Accountant): October 2009
Passed four exams May 2007- August 2007 with scores: 98, 98, 97, 91
EDUCATION
- MBA: Bar Ilan University, Tel Aviv, Israel: September 2007- August 2008
GMAT: 780 (99%)
- B.Sc.: UCLA, Los Angeles, CA: September 2004- March 2007
Applied Mathematics Major; Magna Cum Laude; SAT: 1510 (98%)
WORK EXPERIENCE
- DAFNA Capital Management, LLC – a Los Angeles based SEC registered investment
advisor that manages several long-short equity hedge funds focused on public healthcare companies
•September 2010- present: Principal
•September 2008- 2010: Associate
•July 2006- September 2008: Analyst
•Summer 2003: Intern
- SCP Vitalife – a healthcare venture capital fund based in Philadelphia and Tel Aviv
•September 2008- present: Consultant
•December 2007- September 2008: Analyst
- Emerson Investment Group
•February 2006- August 2007: Intern
- Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors
•Summer 2004: Intern
SPORTS
- Marathon: 2002-2010; best time 3:42
- Swimming: USA Maccabiah Team 2001, JCC Maccabi Team 2000 and 2002
- Biking: Rochev Israel 2008 (322 miles in 3 days)
- Triathlon, Water Polo, Surfing, Skiing
VOLUNTEERING
- Magen David Adom: Medic on Ambulance; Summer 2005
- Entrepreneur: Spring 2004: Imported Israeli products and sold
in
the U.S. $8,000 net income used to provide bullet proof vests to an Israeli combat unit
(article and photograph of donation published in the Israeli newspaper Ma’ariv August 2, 2004)
PERSONAL
- Fluent in Hebrew, Conversational in German |