Eliya is the Business Development Lead at Axon Vision, where he runs point for growth, strategic partnerships, and initiatives.

He was the former Director of programs and education in Tel-Aviv Uni entrepreneurship center and still advises TAU about ecosystem building and supporting early-stage startups.

Eliya is a 2-time past entrepreneur, starting his first business at the age of 16. He is a Captain in reserve duty specializing in tactical hostage negotiations and person of interest profiling.

Eliya is an autodidact who taught himself countless topics including Deep-Learning (AI), Mathematics and Philosophy. He has an ongoing affair with alternative education concepts, which started at a young age when he decided to leave school and continues today in the form of consultancy to the Israeli ministry of education about the “Future of education,” as-well-as actively writing and speaking about this topic.

He Lives his life in Tel-Aviv with his partner in life Danielle and from time to time volunteers with post-traumatic combat soldiers at the NATAL organization.