About Me

Dr. Jimmy Schwarzkopf

Research Fellow & Partner



Serves as its Israeli Research Manager



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Professional activities

Dr. Schwarzkopf has worked during the last 30 years in all areas of Computer Information Services. IT Analyst as META Group Israeli Research Manager and was named a META Group Research Fellow. As an academic researcher in Entrepreneurship Sciences has published and presented in the Academy of Management and Babson Conferences. As a consultant in Arthur Andersen Consulting (USA), Booz Allen (USA) and Kesselman & Kesselman. As a systems professional in SCS Computers and the R&D Unit of the Israel Defense Forces. As a sales and marketing professional in Digital Equipment Corporation. Teaching in the MIS department at Ben Gurion University and the Computer School of the IDF. Entrepreneur founding two companies in the IT arena: store and forward mail and office information systems.



Community activities

Dr. Schwarzkopf served in the Board of Directors of Ashot Ashkelon Industries, served as President of the Gymnazia Herzelia Association, Co-founder of the Mashov Political Movement and member of the Central Committee of the Labor Party. Major (Rav-Seren) in the reserves, Israel Defense Forces (where he served in the elite Sayeret Egoz unit and later in the R&D unit). Registered Engineer (IS22881), member of MENSA Israel.



Education

Dr. Schwarzkopf received BSE and MSE degrees (Systems Engineering) from the University of Central Florida. Got his MSIA (Management Information Systems) and ABD (PhD Program) in Systems Science (received (twice) the William Larimer Mellon Scholarship/Award) from Carnegie Mellon University. His doctorate (Management/ Entrepreneurship) he got from Case Western Reserve University.



STARTUP/SEED STAGE INVESTMENT BY VENTURE CAPITAL FUNDS (IN ISRAEL): ENTREPRENEURS IN RESIDENCY AND EXECUTIVE IN RESIDENCY PROGRAMS -November 2005



CLOSING THE EQUITY GAP IN STARTUP/SEED INVESTMENT FOR ICT VENTURES (ISRAELI EXPERIENCE) - January 2006



INVESTMENT BEHAVIOR IN GENESIS/PRE-SEED ICT VENTURES IN ISRAEL -May 2007