Ohad Elhelo Explained

Ohad Elhelo
Birth Date:18 December 1989
Birth Place:Ashdod, Israel
Occupation:Social Entrepreneur
Language:Hebrew, English
Nationality:Israeli
Alma Mater:Brandeis University, Brandeis International Business School

Ohad Elhelo (Hebrew: אוהד אלחלו) is an Israeli social entrepreneur and public speaker. In 2014, Elhelo founded Our Generation Speaks and has since served as executive director. In 2017, he co-founded a technology productivity company called Delegate.[1]

Education and career

Following the completion of his service in the Israel Defense Forces as an intelligence officer, Elhelo moved to Boston to begin his studies at Brandeis University as a Sylvia and Joseph Slifka Israeli Coexistence Scholar.[2] In 2016, he received his bachelor's degree in Economics and continued his studies at the Brandeis International Business School, working towards a master's degree in International Economics and Finance. He received his master's degree in May 2017.

While a junior in college, Elhelo founded Our Generation Speaks (OGS). OGS is a fellowship program and startup incubator whose mission is to bring together young Israeli and Palestinian leaders through entrepreneurship.[3] In 2016, he initiated partnerships between OGS and the Heller School for Social Policy and Management[4] and MassChallenge[5] to launch the fellowship program. To date, the venture has raised nearly $4 million.[6]

For his work pertaining to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, he has been featured as a speaker at universities, synagogues, and in public forums across the United States.[7] [8]

In 2017, Elhelo co-founded Delegate, a technology productivity company that offers a "Chief of Stuff" service.[9] It describes itself as "a one-stop-shop for people who imagine their life unburdened from the timesuck of personal tasks."[10] The company is currently in private beta testing and accepting new users to its waitlist.[11]

References

  1. Web site: About. Delegate. en. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20190605150023/https://www.getdelegate.com/about. 2019-06-05. 2019-06-05.
  2. Web site: Slifka and Malkin Coexistence Scholarship Programs 2010. www.abrahamfund.org. he. 2017-05-09.
  3. Web site: Our Generation Speaks. Our Generation Speaks. 2017-05-07. https://web.archive.org/web/20170301042047/http://www.ogspeaks.com/about-ogs. 2017-03-01. dead.
  4. Web site: Our Generation Speaks The Heller School at Brandeis University. heller.brandeis.edu. en. 2017-05-09. https://web.archive.org/web/20170215030205/http://heller.brandeis.edu/about/ourgenerationspeaks/. 2017-02-15. live.
  5. News: Can entrepreneurship bridge the Israeli-Palestinian gap?. Kirsner. Scott. The Boston Globe. 2017-04-28. en-US. https://web.archive.org/web/20170215021016/http://www.betaboston.com/news/2016/03/10/can-enterpeneurship-bridge-the-israeli-palestinian-gap/. 2017-02-15. live.
  6. Web site: Backed By Big Wheels, A Boston Incubator Hooks Up Young Israelis And Palestinians To Launch Startups. Behar. Richard. March 21, 2017. www.forbes.com. 2017-05-09. https://web.archive.org/web/20170508183739/https://www.forbes.com/sites/richardbehar/2017/03/21/backed-by-big-wheels-a-boston-incubator-hooks-up-young-israelis-and-palestinians-to-launch-startups/#3127c4426424. May 8, 2017. live.
  7. Web site: Their Generation Speaks: Q&A With Social Entrepreneur, Ohad Elhelo. Rabin. Yuval. 2016-12-20. Huffington Post. en-US. 2017-05-09. https://web.archive.org/web/20170215031911/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/his-generation-speaks-qa-with-social-entrepreneur_us_585883a0e4b0d5f48e165242. 2017-02-15. live.
  8. News: לקחנו הימור": אוהד אלחלו חזר מיואש מהמלחמה - זה מה שהוא החליט לעשות. Rubin. Eliran. May 1, 2017. TheMarker. 2017-05-09. he. https://web.archive.org/web/20170506235646/http://www.themarker.com/allnews/1.4057601#article-comments. May 6, 2017. live.
  9. Web site: 'It's always about helping others'. www.brandeis.edu. en. 2019-05-14.
  10. Web site: Delegate. Delegate. en. 2019-05-14. https://web.archive.org/web/20190514230249/https://www.getdelegate.com/. 2019-05-14. live.
  11. Web site: Early Access. Delegate. en. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20190514230525/https://www.getdelegate.com/early-access. 2019-05-14. 2019-05-14.