Tal Keinan
| Tal Keinan | |
|---|---|
| Born |
1969 Miami, Florida, United States |
| Residence | Israel |
| Alma mater |
Georgetown University Tel Aviv University(A.B.) Harvard Business School (M.B.A.) |
| Occupation | Co-founder, CEO of Clarity Capital |
| Spouse(s) | Amber Landeau-Keinan |
Tal Keinan is an American-born Israeli entrepreneur and financier and the founder and CEO of Clarity Capital, a New York and Tel Aviv based investment management firm.[1] He is a leading proponent of the vision of Israel as a major exporter of financial services, and has served in numerous policy forums in pursuit of this goal, including the 2007 Ariav Commission, a Bank of Israel-Finance Ministry task force on creating a global financial center in Israel.[2][3][4] Keinan was recognized as a Young Global Leader of the World Economic Forum in 2010.[5]
Biography
Keinan was born in Miami, Florida in 1969 and studied at Philips Exeter Academy and the Georgetown School of Foreign Service before immigrating to Israel in 1990 and enlisting in the Israeli Air Force (IAF).[6] For much of the decade, Keinan served as a fighter pilot, becoming the only new immigrant in recent history to have joined the ranks of the IAF Air Crew, a small and private community.[7] He now serves in the IAF reserves with the rank of lieutenant colonel. Following his military service, Keinan received a BA from Georgetown School of Foreign Service and at Tel Aviv University and an MBA from Harvard Business School he then returned to Israel, serving in the early 2000s as a partner at Giza, a leading Israeli venture capital firm.[8]
Clarity Capital
Keinan is one of the founders and the CEO of Israel's first full-spectrum asset-management firm, Clarity Capital, whose mission is to play a leading role in forging an Israeli financial services industry of global standing, comparable to that of the Israeli technology industry.[9] The firm was established by Keinan in 2005 with David Steinhardt and Jay Pomrenze to embrace the opportunities unlocked by capital market reforms introduced by then finance minister Benjamin Netanyahu.[10] Keinan is a sought after speaker and writer on the Israeli and global economy and is a central figure in the bestselling book about Israel's economic growth, Start-up Nation.[11][12][13][14]
Other Activity
Keinan is a social activist in areas of education, economic development and conflict resolution. He is the Chairman of Koret Israel Economic Development Funds, a not-for-profit organization providing credit to small and micro-businesses.[15] Koret has facilitated over $300,000,000 in loans to date.[16] Keinan serves on the Boards of Directors of the Steinhardt Foundation, Heseg Fund, and Reut Institute.[17] He is also linked to the ongoing effort by Dr. Eugene Kandel, chairman of the Israeli Prime Minister's Council of Economic Advisors, to launch a world-class graduate school of finance in Israel.[18] Keinan is among the few Israeli investors active in the Palestinian Authority.[19]
Recent Media
- TV interviews: Fox Business Network: IAF Pilot Tal Keinan on the Impact of Iran Deal on Israel, Israel as Financial Center, Ethics of Gaza Airstrike (Ch. 10, Hebrew), Market Turmoil in October 2014, Economic cost of the Gaza conflict, Nuclear Iran & Global Energy Markets, IPOs vs. Exits for Israeli Start-ups, Big Data & the Finance Sector, Risk/Reward of the European Bond Market
- Radio interviews: Tal Keinan: Financier & Former Air Force Pilot, Tal Keinan on the Price of Israel's Regional Economic Isolation, Analysis of Netanyahu Victory (This Morning with Gordon Deal)
- Huffington Post: Obama's Legacy: Arab-Israeli Peace, The Next Gaza War: Your Role
- BizPortal: Tal Keinan on Economic Challenges & Investment Opportunities
- Tablet: For Jews in France, 2015 isn't the 1930s
- Jerusalem Post: Will Israel be the Next Financial Hub?
- The Marker: How to Build a Truly Global Team of Investment Professionals
- Ynet: Exclusive: Israeli Air Force Pilots on the Morality of Airstrikes
- Jerusalem Post: Hamas's Useful Idiots, Op-Ed by Tal Keinan
Additional reading
- Start-up Nation: The Story of Israel's Economic Miracle by Saul Singer and Dan Senor, ISBN 978-0-446-54146-6
- Profile on Clarity Capital website
- Profile in English-language Media TLV1
- Profiles in Hebrew-language Media: Haaretz, Globes, Atmosphere El-Al Magazine[20]
References
- ↑ "Israeli Financial Pioneer Sees Opportunity Amid Global Crisis". The Marker. November 15, 2009. Retrieved 2 October 2013.
- ↑ "Israel Seeks to Reinvent Itself as Finance Hub". Financial Times. April 21, 2008. Retrieved 2 October 2013.
- ↑ Keinan, Tal. "Exploiting the bust for a boom". Haaretz. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
- ↑ Keinan, Tal (28 July 2008). "Don't Give Up on Ariav!". Globes. Retrieved 2 October 2013.
- ↑ "Tal Keinan". World Economic Forum. Retrieved 2 October 2013.
- ↑ Alpher, Rogel. "Rogel Alpher with entrepreneur & financier Tal Keinan – Journeys [radio]". TLV1. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
- ↑ "Hedge Funds are Simply a Jewish Profession [Hebrew]". Globes. 5 April 2008. Retrieved 2 October 2013.
- ↑ "KCPS Clarity: Tal Keinan Profile". Retrieved 2 October 2013.
- ↑ "Without any competition, local banks are not forced to excel". The Marker. 13 June 2012. Retrieved 2 October 2013.
- ↑ Singer, Saul; Senor, Dan (2009). Start-up Nation. Hachette Book Group. pp. 171–173. ISBN 9780446541466.
- ↑ Keinan, Tal (30 January 2013). "Commentary: Davos forum stokes optimism". Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 2 October 2013.
- ↑ Keinan, Tal (24 August 2009). "Introducing, Psycho-Finance [Hebrew]". Globes. Retrieved 2 October 2013.
- ↑ Keinan, Tal (6 February 2013). "Bring an International Star to Replace Fischer [Hebrew]". Globes. Retrieved 2 October 2013.
- ↑ "Israel Hedge Funds Defy Iran Threat Multiplying in Tech Center". Bloomberg. 26 December 2012. Retrieved 2 October 2013.
- ↑ "Koret Video". Retrieved 3 October 2014.
- ↑ "Koret: About Us". Retrieved 2 October 2013.
- ↑ "KCPS Clarity: Tal Keinan Profile". Retrieved 2 October 2013.
- ↑ "Israel: The Ingenuity Society as Global Laboratory" (PDF). Milken Institute. Retrieved 2 October 2013.
- ↑ Amit, Hagai. "Managing Arab millions from the towers of Tel Aviv". Haaretz. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
- ↑ Safrid, Yoel (July 2013). "Economic Development to Reduce Social Gaps". Atmosphere.