Ariel Kahan is a seasoned technology leader with a wealth of experience in mobile services and applications. With a Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering and a Master's degree in Computer Science from the Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Ariel has held a multitude of technology management and development positions throughout his career.

Ariel's most recent endeavor was as VP R&D at Healables, a digital health company specializing in sports and pain management. Prior to that, he was the Founder of Alwaves and served as the CTO of both PharmPool and Zula, Inc. While at Vringo, Ariel held the position of SVP Engineering, and he was the Founder and CEO of TieGo, a provider of push e-mail solutions for mass-market phones that counted two of the major mobile operators in Israel as its customers.

Ariel has also held significant roles at Earthlink, Omnisky Corp., and NomadIQ. At Earthlink, Ariel served as the VP and General Manager of the Israel office, responsible for developing and delivering wireless services including mobile email, interactive maps, locator for places and people, yellow-pages directory, and instant messaging. Following the acquisition of NomadIQ by Omnisky Corp., Ariel served as VP of Global R&D and oversaw the development of the Oxygen wireless platform and the delivery of mobile services for Verizon Wireless, AOL, and others.

Ariel's specialties include software development, team building, iOS, internet, mobile, and social networking and media applications. He has a Twitter account under the handle @alwaves.