Title Chief Executive Officer Company IVC Research Center Bio Koby Simana joined the IVC team in 2001. Prior to his current position as CEO, he was Director of Marketing & Sales, responsible for IVC operations in Israel and local and global business development. In this role, Koby supervised IVC’s close partnerships with Israeli VC funds, business partners in Europe and the US, coupled with managing production and sales of the IVC Yearbook. Prior to joining IVC, Koby was a senior analyst and consultant to Israel's Minister of Housing, Natan Sharansky, under the auspices of a fellowship at the Institute for Advanced Strategic and Political Studies. Koby holds an MBA with a major in Finance from Bar Ilan University and a BA in Economics and Communications from Tel Aviv University.