Eyal Kaplan is Chairman of Expand Investments, an advisory and consulting firm focusing on growth-through-innovation and corporate strategies. He is also the Chairman of Perion Network (Nasdaq: PERI), a $750 million software company. From 1995-2015 he was Managing General Partner with Walden Israel, an early stage venture capital firm, during which time he was Director and Chairman of numerous portfolio companies. From 1990-1995 he was a co-founder and Senior VP with Geotek Communications, which grew rapidly and reached a market valuation of close to $1 billion on Nasdaq.
Since 1/2014 Eyal has been member of the Technion - Israel Institute of Technology Council (executive board), where he chaired the Finance Committee and is a member of the Endowment Investment Committee. At the Technion, a globally prestigous university, Eyal has been closely involved with formulating and executing the strategy for entrepreneurship and innovation, and is a member of several relevant committees. Since 2012, he has been a member of the Technion Board of Governors. From 2007-2012 Eyal was a member of the Advisory Committee of the Caesarea Center for Capital Markets & Risk Management, and from 2005-2014 he was a member of the Advisory Committee of the Global Consulting Practicum at the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania.
Eyal has an MBA from the Wharton School, an MA in International Studies from the Lauder Institute, University of Pennsylvania, and a B.Sc (with Honors) in economics and management at the Technion - Israel Institute of Technology.