Yaron Damelin was born and raised in South Africa, and following high school and travel, he went to the University of Cape town where he completed my Bachelor of Arts in history and philosophy. Following his first degree, he studies for year in Yeshiva, before getting married and making Aliyah immediately after his “sheva brachot”. After making Aliyah, he obtained his MBA through Boston University on its campus in Beersheva and following that conscripted into the IDF where he served as a combat medic. His wife and he have six kids and two grandchildren and live in Ra’anana. In Israel, he initially worked in marketing and business development in various startups in Israel's Silicon Wadi. In 2000, with the early Internet boom, he moved into the Intellectual Property (IP) field, where he has been deeply engaged since, and where he has specialized in IP Portfolio Development and Management, and Strategic Business Consulting. He is founder and CEO of FocusIP Ltd., an IP Management Consultancy. More recently, following a passion and dream, he has pivoted to specialize in Strategic Technology for Green/Climate-Tech ventures and companies. He has a podcast called “Green Focus”, and is driven to help Green-Tech clients leverage their IP to Green the World.
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