Inbal Arieli

Inbal Arieli is an Israeli serial tech entrepreneur and influencer, featured as one of the 100 Most Influential people in Israeli hi-tech and as one of the 100-tech-business-women-speakers in the world. Born and raised on hummus and chutzpah, Arieli garnered her entrepreneurial skills during her mandatory military service, serving as a Lieutenant in Unit 8200, Israel Defense Force’s elite intelligence corps, the equivalent of the NSA. For the past 20 years, she embraced leading roles in the flourishing Israeli tech sector, and founded a series of programs for innovators. She is currently Co-CEO of Synthesis, a leadership assessment & development company whose products and services are jointly developed by veteran experts in the Israeli Defense Force, executive coaches, and one of the foremost talent search companies in the world. Arieli also serves as a board member and senior advisor to various programs and organizations, such as Start-Up Nation Central, Birthright Israel Excel, Wise of the Weizmann Institute of Science, SCOLA—Startup Comprehensive Learning, and the 8200 Entrepreneurship and Innovation Support Program. She holds an LL.B. in Law, B.A in Economics and MBA in Entrepreneurship and Strategy, from Tel Aviv University, and lives in Tel Aviv with her husband and their three rambunctious boys.