Martin Gerstel (born June 26, 1941) is an Israeli businessman. He was the CEO and co-chairman of
Alza Corp. Martin Gerstel founded ALZA Corp. and Itamar Medical Ltd. M
History
Gerstel attended
Yale University
Yale University is a private research university in New Haven, Connecticut. Established in 1701 as the Collegiate School, it is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States and among the most prestigious in the wo ...
from which he received his undergraduate degree. He went on to receive an MBA from
Stanford Graduate School of Business
The Stanford Graduate School of Business (also known as Stanford GSB) is the graduate business school of Stanford University, a private research university in Stanford, California. For several years it has been the most selective business schoo ...
.
Gerstel held the position of Co-CEO of Compugen Ltd. and chairman for Keddem Bioscience Ltd. He founded ALZA Corp at which he was a chief executive and financial officer. He is the chairman of
Compugen (Israeli company)
Compugen Ltd. () is a clinical-stage publicly traded predictive drug discovery and development company headquartered in Israel, with shares traded on the NASDAQ Capital Market and on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange. Compugen was established as computat ...
,
Evogene, Keddem Bioscience, Mada Ltd.
Gerstel is the co-founder and co-chairman of
Itamar Medical
Itamar Medical is a multinational company focused on the development, manufacturing and sales of medical devices related to respiratory sleep disorders. The company is headquartered in Caesarea, Israel and is owned by ZOLL Medical Corporation. T ...
, and serves as a director of Yissum Research Development Company of Hebrew University Ltd., Yeda Ltd. and the Foundation for the U.S. National Medals of Science and Technology.
Gerstel is a member of the Board of Governors and the Executive Committee of the
Weizmann Institute of Science
The Weizmann Institute of Science ( he, מכון ויצמן למדע ''Machon Vaitzman LeMada'') is a public research university in Rehovot, Israel, established in 1934, 14 years before the State of Israel. It differs from other Israeli unive ...
and the Board of Governors of The
Hebrew University of Jerusalem
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem (HUJI; he, הַאוּנִיבֶרְסִיטָה הַעִבְרִית בִּירוּשָׁלַיִם) is a public research university based in Jerusalem, Israel. Co-founded by Albert Einstein and Dr. Chaim Weiz ...
. He is an advisor to the Burrill Life Science Funds and the board of the
("BIRD").
As of 2019 Gerstel is the CFO and a director of a cybersecurity company preventing DDoS attacks
MazeBolt Technologies Ltd
References
External links
"Martin Gerstel's back in business, this time in Israel"– Israel21c
Martin S. Gerstel Profile– Forbes.com
Evogene official siteYissum official siteYeda official site
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1941 births
American chief executives
Living people
American chairpersons of corporations
Israeli businesspeople
Weizmann Institute of Science
Yale University alumni
Stanford Graduate School of Business alumni