Avner Halperin

Halperin was born in Jerusalem, Israel and spent much of his childhood there. He also spent the last six years of his schooling in the United States,[1] attending high school in Washington, D.C.[2] After high school, he served in the IDF.[1][3] He would go on to earn a B.Sc. in physics from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and, later, an M.Sc. in the subject from Tel Aviv University.[2] He also earned an MBA through the Sloan Fellows program at MIT, where his thesis documented the role of American CEOs in Israeli companies.[2][3]

Halperin worked in executive positions at numerous Israeli startups including Eldat Communications, Radcom, and Lenslet. He also served as the CEO of Emmunet.[1][2] In 2004, he co-founded EarlySense, a medical technology company, with Yossi Gross, Guy Shinar, and Danny Lange.[4][5] He has also authored over 25 U.S. patents many of which are associated with the non-contact medical detection and monitoring devices that the company produces.[1]

In 2016, Halperin was a member of the Israeli Economic Development Mission led by Governor Charlie Baker.[6][7]

In addition to being EarlySense's CEO, Halperin also lectures at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem[5] and at numerous events including the Calcalist Inspire Digital and Mobile conference,[8] the American Heart Association's Heart and Stroke Innovation Forum,[9] and CE Week.[10]

• Comment on Compact short-wavelength free-electron laser, A. Gover and A. Halperin, Physical Review Letters 67, 1934, September 1991.[11]
• Non-classical Effects in Smith-Purcell Radiation, Tel-Aviv University, 1993.[12]
• Electron-beam-induced super-radiant emission from a grating, A. Halperin, A. Gover, and A. Yariv, Physical Review A 50, 3316, October 1994.[13]
• Globally dispersed startups, A. Halperin, MIT, 2001.[14]

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