Izik Kirshenbaum

Izik Kirshenbaum

Mr. Izik Kirshenbaum is Founder, Chairman and President of Siklu, Founder & Chairman of Vascure (a medical device company), and serves as an Advisory Board member at Solar Edge. Izik was the co-General Manager of Intel’s Broadband Wireless Division (BWD) that was responsible for WiMAX (business & engineering) within Intel’s Mobility Group. Izik joined Intel through the acquisition of Envara in May 2004. Izik was co-Founder and CEO of Envara, leading it for four years to the successful development and sales of WiFi 802.11bg and 802.11abg products. The company raised $40M from a series of investors in Israel, Europe and APAC. Izik is a two-time recipient of the Israel Defense Award, Israel’s most prestigious recognition for technological innovation and contribution to national security, in 1988 and 1995. In the years 1996 to 2000 he was the General Manager of the Electronics Research Department, leading it to two additional National Defense Awards in 1997 and 1999.