Tomer Kariv
Executive Director
pharmaceutical
Check Cap
Israel
Biography
Mr. Kariv has been a member of our Board of Directors since June, 2009 and served as the Chairman of our Board of Directors since July, 2010. He is the co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Pontifax. He serves as an active board member of many of the funds’ portfolio companies, assuming a special responsibility for strategic planning. Among other positions, Mr. Kariv serves as a board member at Macrocure and V-Wave. During the 10 years prior to establishing Pontifax, he held senior management positions at top Israeli financial institutions, playing a key role in investing in, nurturing and managing technology driven startups. Tomer holds a B.A. in Economics from Harvard University and a J.D. from Harvard Law School.
Research Interest
Pharmaceutical science
