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Chemi Peres's journey to success was shaped by both professional challenges and personal loss. After losing his job, he felt humiliated and vowed never to face such a setback again. He pivoted to venture capitalism, co-founding Pitango Venture Capital, Israel's largest venture fund. Despite his success, Chemi experienced the profound losses of both his father and son. These tragedies fueled his drive to honor their legacies through innovation. In this episode, Chemi joins Ilana to share how he navigated grief and adversity, transforming these experiences into a force for lasting impact. Chemi Peres is the co-founder and managing partner of Pitango Venture Capital, Israel's largest venture fund, which has invested in over 250 startups. He is also the Chairman of the Peres Center for Peace and Innovation, a non-profit dedicated to advancing peace and technology in the Middle East. In this episode, Ilana and Chemi will discuss: (00:00) Introduction (02:00) Growing Up in a Political Legacy (05:21) The Challenges in Becoming a Combat Pilot (07:59) Lessons from the Israeli Defense Forces (11:59) Transitioning to Aerospace and Career Setback (20:13) Entering the Venture Capital World (27:01) Building Israel's Venture Ecosystem (31:14) Navigating Challenges in Venture Capital (34:52) Turning Personal Loss into a Legacy of Innovation (41:27) Healing by Honoring a Loved One's Dreams (49:34) How the Peres Center is Shaping Israel's Future Chemi Peres is the co-founder and managing partner of Pitango Venture Capital, Israel's largest venture fund, which has invested in over 250 startups. As the son of former Israeli Prime Minister Shimon Peres, Chemi continues his father's legacy by promoting innovation and entrepreneurship. He is also the Chairman of the Peres Center for Peace and Innovation, a non-profit dedicated to advancing peace and technology in the Middle East. Connect with Chemi: Chemi's LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/chemiperes Resources Mentioned: Pitango's Website: pitango.com Yuka Monsters' Website: yukamonsters.com Leap Academy: Ready to make the LEAP in your career? There is a NEW way for professionals to Advance Their Careers & Make 5-6 figures of EXTRA INCOME in Record Time. Check out our free training today at leapacademy.com/training
Cuando se cumplen 75 años de la creación del Estado de Israel, Centro Sefarad-Israel y la Embajada de Israel en España ponen en marcha el ciclo “Líderes del Estado de Israel”. Durante las cuatro sesiones de este programa especial se reflexionará sobre cuatro importantes líderes cuyo legado político influyó más allá de las fronteras del propio país. Shimon Peres, Golda Meir, David Ben-Gurión y Menájem Beguin serán los protagonistas de estas actividades que se desarrollarán en Centro Sefarad-Israel a lo largo del mes de junio. La segunda actividad de este ciclo rendirá tributo al expresidente de Israel y Premio Nobel de la Paz Shimon Peres. Y lo hará con un coloquio con Nadav Tamir, exconsejero político de Peres. Tamir es actualmente consejero para asuntos internacionales del Peres Center for Peace and Innovation. Previamente ha trabajado además en la Embajada de Israel en Washington como cónsul general en Nueva Inglaterra. Con él conversaremos sobre el legado político de uno de los grandes líderes de la historia de Israel, Shimon Peres.
Acclaimed photographer Ziv Koren's exhibition "Seventh of October" at the Peres Center for Peace and Innovation presents a powerful and harrowing accounting through his camera lens of the traumatic attack on Israel and its aftermath. Peres Center Director General Efrat Duvdevani spoke to KAN's Naomi Segal about the exhibition. (Photo: Rafi Daloya)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Nadav Tamir is the Executive Director of J Street Israel and an Advisor for International and Governmental Affairs at the Peres Center for Peace and Innovation. Nadav served as the Senior Policy Adviser to the President of Israel during the last 3 years of the presidency of Shimon Peres. Nadav returned to Israel in 2010 after serving as the Consul General of Israel to New England at the Consulate General of Israel in Boston for four years. He then served at the Policy Planning unit of the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs until July 2011 when he joined the President's Office. Nadav joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1993 and the following year began to serve as the Policy Assistant to the Foreign Minister. Nadav had the privilege to serve as a policy assistant under three Foreign Ministers – Shimon Peres, Ehud Barak, and David Levy. He was then promoted to the position of Political Officer at the Israeli Embassy in Washington, D.C. in 1997. In 2001, Nadav was granted the position of Advisor to the Director General at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Jerusalem. Nadav was the chairperson of the Wexner – Israel Alumni Association. He was chosen as a Wexner Israel Fellow and earned his Master's in Public Administration from the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University in 2004. Nadav is on the steering committee of the Geneva Initiative and on the board of the Mitvim think tank for regional foreign policy. Prior to joining the Ministry, Nadav served as a security officer at the Residence of the President of the State of Israel, while simultaneously earning his B.A. in Philosophy and Political Science from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, from which he graduated Magna Cum Laude. Nadav was born and raised on Kibbutz Manara in northern Israel. He began his career in public service in 1980 in the IDF, where he eventually served as a company commander and retired with the rank of Major. He is married to Dr. Ronit Tamir, a dance educator, and is the father of Maya, Ido, and Naama.
INNOVATION IS THE PATH TO PEACE. Chemi Peres is a Managing Partner and was Co-Founder in 1993 of Pitango, Israel's largest venture capital fund with over $2.8 billion under management. Chemi is also Chairman of the Peres Center for Peace and Innovation, an independent non-profit, non-governmental, and non-political organization founded in 1996 by his father, Nobel Peace Laureate and former President of Israel Shimon Peres. In 2021 Chemi was awarded the prestigious Reinhard Mohn Prize by the Bertelsmann Stiftung in recognition of his outstanding commitment to promoting innovation that serves both business and society.
Israel's start-up ecosystem is already a powerhouse—how can the country continue to scale it up? This episode is the second on Israel's vibrant start-up scene, and a continuation of McKinsey innovation leader Erik Roth's conversation with Avi Hasson and Chemi Peres. Hasson leads a not-for-profit, Startup Nation Central, that promotes Israel's start-up sector, while Peres leads a venture capital firm, Pitango, and a not-for-profit, The Peres Center for Peace and Innovation, that promotes peace and innovation which was started by Chemi's father, Shimon Peres, the former prime minister of Israel. Follow The Committed Innovator podcast and read the transcript of today's episode. Join our LinkedIn community of more than 86,000 members and follow us on Twitter @McKStrategy. Explore Inside the Strategy Room podcast transcripts episode transcripts on McKinsey.comSee www.mckinsey.com/privacy-policy for privacy information
Israel's start-up ecosystem is already a powerhouse—how can the country continue to scale it up? This episode is the second on Israel's vibrant start-up scene, and a continuation of McKinsey innovation leader Erik Roth's conversation with Avi Hasson and Chemi Peres. Hasson leads a not-for-profit, Startup Nation Central, that promotes Israel's start-up sector, while Peres leads a venture capital firm, Pitango, and a not-for-profit, The Peres Center for Peace and Innovation, that promotes peace and innovation which was started by Chemi's father, Shimon Peres, the former prime minister of Israel. Follow The Committed Innovator podcast and read the transcript of today's episode. Join our LinkedIn community of more than 86,000 members and follow us on Twitter @McKStrategy. Explore Inside the Strategy Room podcast transcripts episode transcripts on McKinsey.comJoin 90,000 other members of our LinkedIn community: https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/mckinsey-strategy-&-corporate-finance/See www.mckinsey.com/privacy-policy for privacy information
Despite its small domestic market, Israel has managed to build a vibrant start-up scene that competes with those of much larger countries. In this episode, two leaders of Israel's innovation culture, Avi Hasson and Chemi Peres, talk with McKinsey's innovation leader Erik Roth in this first in a series of episodes on innovation in Israel. Hasson leads a not-for-profit, Startup Nation Central, that promotes Israel's start-up sector, while Peres leads a venture capital firm, Pitango, and a not-for-profit, The Peres Center for Peace and Innovation, that promotes peace and innovation which was started by Chemi's father, Shimon Peres, the former prime minister of Israel. Follow The Committed Innovator podcast and read the transcript of today's episode. Join our LinkedIn community of more than 86,000 members and follow us on Twitter @McKStrategy. Explore Inside the Strategy Room podcast transcripts episode transcripts on McKinsey.comSee www.mckinsey.com/privacy-policy for privacy information
Despite its small domestic market, Israel has managed to build a vibrant start-up scene that competes with those of much larger countries. In this episode, two leaders of Israel's innovation culture, Avi Hasson and Chemi Peres, talk with McKinsey's innovation leader Erik Roth in this first in a series of episodes on innovation in Israel. Hasson leads a not-for-profit, Startup Nation Central, that promotes Israel's start-up sector, while Peres leads a venture capital firm, Pitango, and a not-for-profit, The Peres Center for Peace and Innovation, that promotes peace and innovation which was started by Chemi's father, Shimon Peres, the former prime minister of Israel. Follow The Committed Innovator podcast and read the transcript of today's episode. Join our LinkedIn community of more than 86,000 members and follow us on Twitter @McKStrategy. Explore Inside the Strategy Room podcast transcripts episode transcripts on McKinsey.comJoin 90,000 other members of our LinkedIn community: https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/mckinsey-strategy-&-corporate-finance/See www.mckinsey.com/privacy-policy for privacy information
Israel's start-up ecosystem is already a powerhouse—how can the country continue to scale it up? This episode of The Committed Innovator podcast is the second in a series on Israel's vibrant start-up scene, and a continuation of McKinsey innovation leader Erik Roth's conversation with Avi Hasson and Chemi Peres. Hasson leads a not-for-profit, Startup Nation Central, that promotes Israel's start-up sector, while Peres leads a venture capital firm, Pitango, and a not-for-profit, The Peres Center for Peace and Innovation, that promotes peace and innovation which was started by Chemi's father, Shimon Peres, the former prime minister of Israel.See www.mckinsey.com/privacy-policy for privacy information
Two leaders of the world's third-largest start-up ecosystem discuss how the tiny Middle Eastern country grows and supports a culture of innovation Despite its small domestic market, Israel has managed to build a vibrant start-up scene that competes with those of much larger countries. In this episode of The Committed Innovator podcast, two leaders of Israel's innovation culture, Avi Hasson and Chemi Peres, talk with McKinsey's innovation leader Erik Roth in this first in a series of episodes on innovation in Israel. Hasson leads a not-for-profit, Startup Nation Central, that promotes Israel's start-up sector, while Peres leads a venture capital firm, Pitango, and a not-for-profit, The Peres Center for Peace and Innovation, that promotes peace and innovation which was started by Chemi's father, Shimon Peres, the former prime minister of Israel. See www.mckinsey.com/privacy-policy for privacy information
In this episode Liz and Alan discuss the current situation in Ukraine and the ways Jewish organizations are trying to help. Liz also shares her recent visit to the Peres Center for Peace and Innovation. https://www.peres-center.org/en/
How to find your place and keep up to your promise, as a 22-years-old woman founder? Imagine taking the bus from Dimona, dreaming about helping people and establishing your own startup at the age of 22. That's May's story. A Cinderella one - and it ain't no easy to keep up the high expectations when everyone is watching. May cut her hair and donated it when she was 13. That's how early she understood that she's gonna do things that not everyone will understand. In her youth - she joined @First - an organization that promotes tech, science and social entrepreneurship, shortly after that - she led the whole operation in Israel with more than 10 millions volunteers. She opened her 1st business when she was a teenager - an e-commerce platform for bathing suits, and a 2nd business for website creation within 24 hours - just after the army service. So beyond the impact @Vee brings into this world - May, as its co-founder and CEO, needs to hold it all together at a very young age, and miss important milestones of her likewise friends. To do so, therapy and supporting surroundings is a must for her. May shares how difficult it is sometimes to stand in front of investors or talents that don't believe that you can make it, and that you've got what it takes. She speaks openly about her lack of managerial experience and decision making, how overwhelming it can be, and what she does in order to overcome those challenges. Not being ashamed and believing in yourself is a must, so that when investors want to replace her - she simply asks - WHY? Having strong, experienced and supporting co-founders, makes it all much more possible. When she started - she didn't even speak English, and now - there are so many people that want her to win. All together - it's not easy to live up to these expectations. As all CEOs understand early down the road - in the good times - everyone is with you, but in the hard times - you are on your own. And it's a very lonely place to be in. May understands many life truths in a very early stage - for example, that it's OK not to be OK. She's afraid to fail all the people that put their trust in her - so she is keeping a very practical mode. May's family has been through a lot. It's part of what makes her determined to succeed. Earlier this year, when she participated in a panel in the @Peres Center for Peace and Innovation - her parents and friends were in the audience - that's where she felt her worlds merged together - family, friends & Vee. May has a very strong sense of people - or in her own words - “Moroccan sense” - to see people's authentic intentions. It's a very strong virtue that guides her in business. She also understands the power of being a young CEO - as you understand inside-out your target audience. May recently came back from the @WEACT delegation to @Silicon Valley, organized by @Darya Henning Shaked, and many more good things that we will hear about soon - are on the way. So is it a Cinderella story? I don't think there is a specific time-sensitive or financial milestone that will confirm or deny it - seeing May's passion, commitment and efforts to succeed, grow Vee and bring value - is inspiring. She definitely has what it takes.
Chemi Peres, Chairman del Peres Center for Peace and Innovation e co-fondatore di Pitango Venture Capital, parla in esclusiva a Wall Street Italia.Nella conversazione affronta tematiche chiave per il futuro di Israele e del mondo: l'innovazione come catalizzatore per la pace, il conflitto in Medio Oriente e il rapporto con l'Italia. Per scoprire di più: www.peres-center.org/en/
Il progetto Saving Children del Peres Center for Peace and Innovation di Tel Aviv collabora con le strutture sanitarie israeliane e palestinesi per la degenza e la cura in ospedali israeliani di bambini palestinesi, affetti da patologie gravi non affrontabili attualmente dal sistema sanitario palestinese.Ideatrice e promotrice del progetto è Manuela Dviri, scrittrice e giornalista italo-israeliana, che da anni porta avanti la sua attività per la pace.Ascolta l'intervista
Shmuel Rosner and Guest Avi Gil discuss Gil's latest book, Shimon Peres: An Insider’s Account of the Man and the Struggle for a New Middle East. Ambassador Avi Gil served as the Director General of Israel’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs from April 2001-November 2002. He also served as Director-General of Israel’s Ministry of Regional Cooperation, Deputy Director-General of the Peres Center for Peace; the Prime Minister’s Chief of Staff, Media Advisor to the Minister of Foreign Affairs and the Minister of Finance, and Executive Policy Advisor to the Minister of Foreign Affairs. He has been closely involved in Israel’s policy-making and peace efforts, including the negotiations that led to the Oslo Accords and the peace treaty with Jordan. He is a Senior Fellow at the JPPPI and was a close advisor to President Shimon Peres. Follow Shmuel Rosner on Twitter.
Welcome back to Season 3 of Life Beyond Sport, where in Episode 1 host Nick Keller is joined by Chemi Peres - the son of former President of Israel Shimon Peres and now both a tech entrepreneur and Chairman of the Peres Center for Sport & Innovation, to discuss the three sporting moments that have defined his life.
Host Shanie Reichman speaks with former diplomat Nadav Tamir of the Peres Center for Peace and Innovation about the future of U.S.-Israel relations and how a future Biden administration could impact them. Support the show (http://support.israelpolicyforum.org/donate)
Avi Gil and Shmuel Rosner discuss Trump's peace plan: the pros, the cons, and its possible implications. Ambassador Avi Gil Served as the Director General of Israel’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs from April 2001-November 2002. He also served as Director-General of Israel’s Ministry of Regional Cooperation, Deputy Director-General of the Peres Center for Peace; the Prime Minister’s Chief of Staff, Media Advisor to the Minister of Foreign Affairs and the Minister of Finance, and Executive Policy Advisor to the Minister of Foreign Affairs. He has been closely involved in Israel’s policy-making and peace efforts, including the negotiations that led to the Oslo Accords and the peace treaty with Jordan. He is a Senior Fellow at the JPPPI and was a close advisor to President Shimon Peres. Follow Shmuel Rosner on Twitter.
This week on IsraelCast, hear from Nadav Tamir, Senior Advisor at the Peres Center for Peace & Innovation who has an illustrious career with the Israeli Foreign Service. Nadav elaborates on his views for Israeli foreign policy and the morals of late President Shimon Peres, the eternal optimist who transformed Israel into a modern economy.
Comenzamos la serie #ÁlefTalks con Chemi Peres, presidente del Peres Center for Peace and Innovation. Hijo del que fuera Premio Nobel de la Paz y Primer Ministro de Israel, Chemi Peres nos habla de lo que supusieron los Acuerdos de Oslo en los que participó su padre, además del estado de las relaciones entre Israel y España. También analiza los retos futuros de Israel como país y de nuestra sociedad en general. Este proyecto es posible gracias a la financiación de la Fundación Pluralismo y Convivencia.
Chemi Peres is a man on a mission. Tune in as Mayor Emanuel speaks with the venture capitalist and chairman of the Peres Center for Peace and Innovation about impact investing and peace through technology, Israel and its recent elections, and his work in advancing his father’s legacy of visionary leadership.
Ambassador Avi Gil, Dr. Shlomo Fischer and Shmuel Rosner discuss the election results and its possible outcomes. Dr. Shlomo Fischer, a senior fellow at the Jewish People Policy Institute, teaches sociology in the School of Education at Hebrew University and at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev. He is also currently a research fellow at the Van Leer Institute.Along with his extensive academic research, he was the founder and Executive Director of Yesodot – Center for Torah and Democracy which works to advance education for democracy in the State-Religious school sector in Israel. He was also one of the founders and is on the Board of the International Summer School for Religion and Public Life which is based in Boston, Mass. Ambassador Avi Gil Served as the Director General of Israel’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs from April 2001-November 2002. He also served as Director-General of Israel’s Ministry of Regional Cooperation, Deputy Director-General of the Peres Center for Peace; the Prime Minister’s Chief of Staff, Media Advisor to the Minister of Foreign Affairs and the Minister of Finance, and Executive Policy Advisor to the Minister of Foreign Affairs. He has been closely involved in Israel’s policy-making and peace efforts, including the negotiations that led to the Oslo Accords and the peace treaty with Jordan. He is a Senior Fellow at the JPPPI and a was a close advisor to President Shimon Peres. Follow Shmuel Rosner on Twitter.
Shmuel Rosner and Avi Gil discuss the past year and reflect on what's to come. Ambassador Avi Gil Served as the Director General of Israel’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs from April 2001-November 2002. He also served as Director-General of Israel’s Ministry of Regional Cooperation, Deputy Director-General of the Peres Center for Peace; the Prime Minister’s Chief of Staff, Media Advisor to the Minister of Foreign Affairs and the Minister of Finance, and Executive Policy Advisor to the Minister of Foreign Affairs. He has been closely involved in Israel’s policy-making and peace efforts, including the negotiations that led to the Oslo Accords and the peace treaty with Jordan. He is a Senior Fellow at the JPPPI and a was a close advisor to President Shimon Peres. Follow Shmuel Rosner on Twitter.
Chemi Peres on the new memoir written by his father Shimon Peres, former President & Prime Minister of Israel, “No Room for Small Dreams: Courage, Imagination, and the Making of Modern Israel” Monday, September 18, 2017 Shimon Peres, a leading statesman in his country and around the world, penned the book, “No Room for Small Dreams: Courage, Imagination, and the Making of Modern Israel", shortly before his death, intertwining the historic moments of his own life and of Israel's -- and the future he hopes for his nation. Shimon Peres was one of Israel's founding fathers and for more than six decades was an architect of its ascent from a fragile state to a global power. In 1994, he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his extraordinary efforts to forge peace between Israel and the Palestinians. In 1996, he founded the groundbreaking Peres Center for Peace and Innovation to focus on developing and implementing imaginative peacebuilding programs around the world. Peres died in September 2016, shortly after finishing his work on this book. He was ninety-three years old. Chemi Peres, son of the late president of Israel, Shimon Peres, is one of Israel's foremost venture capital and innovation pioneers. He is the Managing Partner & Co-Founder of Pitango Venture Capital. Prior he served 10 years in the Israeli Air Force. Chemi is currently the Chairman of the Peres Center for Peace.