Chief Technology Officer, Check Point, Israel
Dr. Dorit Dor is recognized globally as one of the foremost women in cyber. She is the Chief Technology Officer at Check Point Software Technologies, where she spearheads Check Point’s rocket initiatives. Since joining Check Point in 1995, Dr. Dor has held several pivotal roles within the company’s R&D organization over the years, including as Chief Product Officer. She has been instrumental in the organization’s growth and managed many successful product releases.
Dr. Dor is a prominent speaker on cyber security and is a frequent keynote at some of the world’s biggest cyber security and tech conferences. She was named one of Israel’s most influential women by Forbes Israel, for her leadership role in one of the world’s leading tech industries. She is a member of the World Economic Forum and a member of the Global Future Councils.
In 1993, Dr. Dor was honored with the Israel National Defense Prize. In 2022, she chaired the national committee to select the Israel Prize for Technology and Innovation. Dr. Dor holds a Ph.D. and M.S. degree in computer science from Tel-Aviv University, in addition to graduating cum laude with a Bachelor of Science degree. Her research about graph decomposition, median selection, and geometric pattern matching in d-dimensional space has been published in several influential scientific journals.
