Neta-Li Meiri - Chief of Global Tech Innovation at Strauss Group

Neta-Li Meiri: is the Chief of Global Tech Innovation at Strauss Group, where she is building a tech R&D center and scouting for cutting-edge technologies in various domains.1 Some of her key responsibilities include:

• Establishing the first R&D center of a non-tech company in Israel: Building the Digital Factory, including defining strategy and recruiting a department of developers, QA managers and product managers
• Managing Open Innovation: Developing a practice of joint tech pilots and implementations with startups and tech companies in fields like New Business Models, Cybersecurity, Industry 4.0, Data & Analytics, HR, and more
• Building Internal Entrepreneurship (Intrapreneurship) array: Creating a center of Intrapreneurship, from ideation management through sponsorship and commercialization of innovative projects conceptualized by employees
• Global strategic partnerships: Developing a roadmap of innovation collaborations with Strauss's partners, including Joint Ventures, co-investments, co-development of technologies, and co-creation of innovation activities

Prior to her current role, Neta-Li Meiri held various positions, including:

• Board Member at 8200 Impact (February 2020 - Present)
• Managing Director at 8200 Impact (March 2016 - February 2020)
• Director of Business Development and Marketing at Dgtronix Ltd (December 2010 - August 2012)
• Marketing Manager at Insightix (Acquired by McAfee, Inc.) (November 2007 - January 2009)
• English Intelligence Analyst and Head of the Foreign Relations Section at Unit 8200 - Israeli Intelligence Corps (September 2004 - November 2007)

Neta-Li Meiri holds a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B) from Tel Aviv University and a Master of Business Administration (M.B.A) in Entrepreneurship & Innovation from the Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, where she graduated as a valedictorian with honors (Cum Laude).1