Biography:Ohad Elhelo
Ohad Elhelo | |
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| Born | December 18, 1989 Ashdod, Israel |
| Occupation | Social Entrepreneur |
| Language | Hebrew, English |
| Nationality | Israeli |
| Alma mater | Brandeis University, Brandeis International Business School |
Ohad Elhelo (Hebrew: אוהד אלחלו) is an Israeli social entrepreneur and public speaker. In 2014, Elhelo founded Our Generation Speaks and has since served as executive director. In 2017, he co-founded a technology productivity company called Delegate.[1]
Education and career
Following the completion of his service in the Israel Defense Forces as an intelligence officer, Elhelo moved to Boston to begin his studies at Brandeis University as a Sylvia and Joseph Slifka Israeli Coexistence Scholar.[2] In 2016, he received his bachelor's degree in Economics and continued his studies at the Brandeis International Business School, working towards a master's degree in International Economics and Finance. He received his master's degree in May 2017.
While a junior in college, Elhelo founded Our Generation Speaks (OGS). OGS is a fellowship program and startup incubator whose mission is to bring together young Israeli and Palestinian leaders through entrepreneurship.[3] In 2016, he initiated partnerships between OGS and the Heller School for Social Policy and Management[4] and MassChallenge[5] to launch the fellowship program. To date, the venture has raised nearly $4 million.[6]
For his work pertaining to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, he has been featured as a speaker at universities, synagogues, and in public forums across the United States.[7][8]
In 2017, Elhelo co-founded Delegate, a technology productivity company that offers a "Chief of Stuff" service.[9] It describes itself as "a one-stop-shop for people who imagine their life unburdened from the timesuck of personal tasks."[10] The company is currently in private beta testing and accepting new users to its waitlist.[11]
References
- ↑ "About" (in en). https://www.getdelegate.com/about.
- ↑ "Slifka and Malkin Coexistence Scholarship Programs 2010" (in he). https://www.abrahamfund.org/2890.[|permanent dead link|dead link}}]
- ↑ "Our Generation Speaks". http://www.ogspeaks.com/about-ogs.
- ↑ "Our Generation Speaks | The Heller School at Brandeis University" (in en). http://heller.brandeis.edu/about/ourgenerationspeaks/.
- ↑ Kirsner, Scott. "Can entrepreneurship bridge the Israeli-Palestinian gap?" (in en-US). The Boston Globe. http://www.betaboston.com/news/2016/03/10/can-enterpeneurship-bridge-the-israeli-palestinian-gap/.
- ↑ Behar, Richard (March 21, 2017). "Backed By Big Wheels, A Boston Incubator Hooks Up Young Israelis And Palestinians To Launch Startups". https://www.forbes.com/sites/richardbehar/2017/03/21/backed-by-big-wheels-a-boston-incubator-hooks-up-young-israelis-and-palestinians-to-launch-startups/#3127c4426424.
- ↑ Rabin, Yuval (2016-12-20). "Their Generation Speaks: Q&A With Social Entrepreneur, Ohad Elhelo" (in en-US). http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/his-generation-speaks-qa-with-social-entrepreneur_us_585883a0e4b0d5f48e165242.
- ↑ Rubin, Eliran (May 1, 2017). "לקחנו הימור": אוהד אלחלו חזר מיואש מהמלחמה - זה מה שהוא החליט לעשות" (in he). TheMarker. http://www.themarker.com/allnews/1.4057601#article-comments.
- ↑ "'It's always about helping others'" (in en). https://www.brandeis.edu/global/news/2019/elhelo-interview.html.
- ↑ "Delegate" (in en). https://www.getdelegate.com/.
- ↑ "Early Access" (in en). https://www.getdelegate.com/early-access.
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