Ron Margalit

About Ron Margalit

My LinkedIn profile reflects the portfolio of companies I back and support. For the past 15 years, I have served as a principal investor, operator and investment banker working at the intersection of innovation, blended capital, and impact with a specific focus on climate change, financial inclusion and gender equality in emerging markets. My work had received awards and recognition from the Financial Times, World Bank, UK Department For International Development, Ashden Awards and Secretary of State John Kerry among others. In addition, I was showcased as a Rising Star Investor at the SuperReturn Series and was awarded permanent residency by the US State Department for “extraordinary abilities in the field of impact investing”. My commentary on investing-related issues in impact technologies and has appeared in outlets such as Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, the African Development Bank, Wharton, Cornell. In my previous capacities, I served the first appointed economic representative to the Board of the World Bank Group by the Government of Israel, worked as an advisor on innovative financing to global 500 companies and a mentor to Israeli-Palestinian startups. I also serves as an expert jury for the European Commission Innovation Council, and I\'m on the Board of Advisors of Tel Aviv University Global Grand Challenge Innovation.

Experience

1. Eu Women Innovator Awards - Selection Committee Member

   European Commission

   Sep 2021 — Present · Brussels, BE

   One of ten selection members committee that awards an annual Euro prize to three outstanding women entrepreneurs leading innovative companies.\"The EU Prize for Women Innovators celebrates the women entrepreneurs behind game-changing innovations. In doing so, the EU seeks to raise awareness of the need for more women innovators, and create role models for women and girls everywhere\".

Education

• University of Zurich

  Executive Edcuation, Blended Finance

• Georgetown University McDonough School of Business

  Master Business Administration, International Finance and Strategy

  2008 — 2010

• The Hebrew University of Jerusalem

  BA, International Relations and Communication

  2000 — 2002

• Harvard Business School Executive Education

  Strategy in Emerging Markets

  2013 — 2013

Skills

• Finance
• Cleantech
• Strategic Consulting
• Management Consulting
• International Financial Institutions
• Private Equity
• Strategic Planning
• Management
• Corporate Development
• Executive Management
• Business Planning
• Venture Capital
• Business Strategy
• Consulting
• Impact Investing
• International Development
• Competitive Analysis
• Start-Ups
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Entrepreneurship
• Leadership
• Market Research
• International Business
• Investments
• International Strategy
• Business Development
• Emerging Markets
• Program Management
• Economics
• Global Business Development
• Financial Analysis
• Strategic Partnerships
• Strategy
• Project Finance
• Due Diligence
• Sustainability
• Financial Modeling
• International Trade
• International Relations
• Analysis