Edouard Cukierman
Édouard Cukierman is a French-Israeli businessman.
Biography
Early life
Edouard Cukierman was born in Paris. His father is Roger Cukierman, ninth president of the Conseil Représentatif des Institutions juives de France, and Vice President of the World Jewish Congress. He settled in Israel in 1984. He served his military service at Israel Defense Forces as Réservé Officer in the spokesperson unit. He graduated from the Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, where he received a B.Sc., and received a Master's in Business Administration from INSEAD, in France.Business career
He is the Founder of Catalyst Investments and Chairman of Cukierman & Co Investment House. Since its establishment in 1993, Cukierman & Co. has been engaged in more than $10.8 billion of corporate finance transactions.With over 30 years of investment experience and entrepreneurial activity in financial services, Mr. Cukierman is the CEO and Chairman of Catalyst Investors' Club since its establishment in December 2022 and currently serves on the board of Curalife. He also served on the boards of Tufin, Orex, MTI, Dori Media Group, Otorio, Omrix, and many Israeli High-Tech companies.
Before establishing Catalyst, he was the President and CEO of Astra Technological Investments, a Venture Capital Fund established in 1993, which was the first Israeli company to go public in Europe. Edouard is active in various non-profit organizations. As such, he was a board member of Sar-El, Gvahim and Kol Israel Haverim.
Mr. Cukierman is the co-author of the book: Israel Valley, originally published in French in 2014, and which has since been translated into Chinese, Italian, and Portuguese. The English version is set to be published in 2025.
Additionally, he is the founder of the annual GoforIsrael event, one of the most prestigious conferences in Israel focusing on leading technologies: Life Sciences, High Tech, Foodtech & Agritech and many other sectors.
GoforIsrael has been one of the most influential business conferences in Israel for over 25 years. The Conference addresses current issues in fundraising and establishes strategic alliances globally between Israeli companies, businesses and financial institutions.