Elie Wurtman is an investor, entrepreneur, co-founder and managing partner of PICO Venture Partners, an early stage venture capital fund headquartered in Jerusalem. Since launching his first company in 1993, Elie took 3 companies from founding to IPO. Elie is the founder of PICO Kids, a social enterprise focused on 21st century skills, values and STEM education for children in Jerusalem’s diverse communities. He is an Aspen Institute Global Leadership Fellow and holds degrees from Columbia University and the Jewish Theological Seminary.