
CSO Cyber Center Tel-Aviv University, Israel
Dr. Yaniv Harel, CSO, Blavatnik ICRC Tel Aviv University. Cyber Expert. Former GM Cyber Solutions Group Dell. Dr. Yaniv Harel is a cyber leader and expert. He was the General Manager of the Cyber Solutions Group at Dell EMC. Under his leadership the Cyber Solutions Group won, designed, and built significant CERTs and other cyber projects. Yaniv is an expert of cyber defense in large organizations, as well as at the national level, with years of experience in governmental roles. Yaniv led several technology divisions within the IDF. He was awarded the Israel Presidential Medal for Security in 2002. In recent years Yaniv acted as the SVP Cyber Defense in Sygnia, a Team8 and Temasek company, that focuses on cyber premium services. In his academic capacity, Dr. Harel is the Chief Strategy Officer of the Cyber Center - ICRC at Tel-Aviv University. He leads research projects and in charge of the academic international collaboration. He assists start-ups and contributes to several initiatives at the Beer-Sheva Cyber Eco-system. Currently Yaniv is involved as a Co-Founder in a new initiative. In parallel, works as an independent consultant to CISO’s, Boards of Directors, and global companies.