Orna Berry Explained

Orna Berry
Birth Date: 19 December 1949 mf=y
Birth Place:Jerusalem
Education:

Occupation:Computer scientist
Children:3
Parents:Yoash Tsiddon (Chatto)
Raisa Tsiddon
Nationality:Israeli

Orna Berry (Hebrew: ארנה ברי; born December 19, 1949), is an Israeli computer scientist, high-tech entrepreneur, and senior executive in the Israeli science and technology industries.[1] In 1996, Berry became the first woman to serve as chief scientist and head of the industrial R&D operation of the Israeli Ministry of Industry, Trade and Labour.[2] She was awarded the "Yekirat Hanegev" award from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev in 2012.[3]

Currently, Berry serves as director of technology in the office of the CTO at Google Cloud.[4] [5]

Early life and education

Orna Berry was born in Jerusalem to Raisa and Yoash Tsiddon (Chatto) and was raised and educated in Tel Aviv. In 1967, she drafted into the Israeli Air Force, where she served as an officer for the flying school until 1970, terminating her military service as a lieutenant.[6]

Berry received a BA from Haifa University in statistics and mathematics in 1975[7] and an MA in statistics and operations research[8] from Tel Aviv University. She then enrolled at the University of Southern California (USC), where she received a PhD in computer science in 1986.[9] During this time, she obtained a fellowship from the RAND Corporation.[10]

Berry's academic research illustrated how distributed simulation programs could be accelerated via asynchronous distributed computations and was published in 1986.[11] Berry was diagnosed with dyslexia, something which she says influenced her decision to choose a career in science.[12]

Career

Research and development

After graduating, Berry began working at System Development Corporation, later Burroughs and Unisys. It was here that she began her work in Local area networking (LAN). She decided to return to Israel in 1987 to work for the IBM Haifa Research Laboratory where she was involved with hardware simulations on different Intel chip architectures. In 1989, she joined Fibronics and led projects relating to bridging Token Ring and FDDI LANs.[13]

Ornet Data Communication Technologies

In 1993, Berry co-founded Ornet Data Communication Technologies, which developed scalable and efficient Ethernet switches.[14] While fundraising for Ornet, Berry served as a technical manager of an industrial project at Elbit Systems, and consulted for Intel. In September 1995, Ornet was acquired by Siemens.[15] This was the first acquisition of an Israeli start-up by a European conglomerate.[16]

Public service

In late 1996, Berry joined the government. She was officially nominated as the chief scientist and director of the Industrial Research and Development Administration in January 1997. She was the first, and, is still the only woman to hold this post.

While serving in this office, she was the chairperson of the BIRD Foundation[17] which helps foster relationships between US and Israeli companies focused on R&D. She negotiated the Israeli government's participation in the European Fifth Framework Program for R&D, and chaired ISERD, the governmental organization responsible for the country's participation in the program.[18] She also chaired the joint R&D funds with Canada, the UK, South Korea, and Singapore.

Berry took part in the Brodet Committee (2007)[19] and the Tishler Committee (2012)[20] (2012), which were both founded to examine the Israeli defense budget and its management. Beginning in 2018, she led national science and technology initiatives in the quantum and artificial intelligence domains.[21] [22] [23]

Business entrepreneurship

After returning to the private sector, Berry joined Gemini Israel Ventures[24] as a venture partner, a role which she held from 2000 to 2010.[25] As part of this role, she chaired companies including: Lambda Crossing, which manufactured optical components;[26] Riverhead Networks, a DDoS mitigation company which was acquired by Cisco in March 2004;[27] PrimeSense, a sensor and 3D capturing technology company which was acquired by Apple in 2013;[28] [29] and Radware, a communication company.[30] She also served as director of Poalim Capital Markets[31] and publicly traded companies including Aladdin Knowledge Systems,[32] Alvarion,[33] and Commtouch.[34]

In late 2006, Berry was elected chairperson of the Israeli Venture Capital Funds Association (IVA),[35] where she served for 3 years.[36] In 2008, she joined a project to invest in Israeli pre-seed startups.[37]

In 2010, Berry joined EMC Corporation as vice president and general manager of the company's centers of excellence in Israel.[38] She was subsequently promoted to corporate vice president of innovation.[39] As part of her role at EMC, Berry led the foundation of the company's new R&D center in Beer Sheva,[40] where EMC became the first company to inhabit the Beer Sheva high tech park in July 2013.[41] [42] Berry stayed with the company following the Dell-EMC merger in 2016 until she stepped down from her role in 2018[43] to return to public service.

Berry returned to the private sector in October 2021 when she was appointed director of technology in the office of the CTO at Google Cloud.

Voluntary

Berry's involvement in the academic, public and business sectors are intertwined with volunteer activities which are based on her stated goal to harness information technology (IT) for empowering knowledge and other research areas, and to create social progress and economic growth among the local Israeli community and the international community in the U.S. and Europe.

Among her voluntary activities, Berry served as a member of the board of directors of the Kav Mashve Association,[44] a non-profit organization for promoting Arab Academics employment based on their academic background and skills, a member of the board of directors of BG Negev Technologies, a member of the patents and intellectual property policy committees at the Ben Gurion University of the Negev,[45] and she still serves as member of the executive committee of Ben Gurion University[46] and board member of Ramot, the technology transfer company of Tel Aviv University,[47] and TAU Ventures.[48]

Berry was a member of the WIR (Women in Industrial Research) expert group which presented findings to The European Commission.[49] She was also a member of the EURAB Research Council,[50] where she replaced Professor Ruth Arnon as a member and contributed to studies on the expansion of competitiveness and growth as a result of extending the use of science and technology among other topics.

Berry was a member of the research team of the Association for Computing Machinery.[51]

Since 2000, Berry has volunteered to promote education, employment equality, social inclusion and welfare in Israel and around the world, along with promoting Israel's position in the world.

From 2009 to 2017, Berry was the chairperson of the Israel, Australia, New Zealand and Oceania Chamber of Commerce (IACC).[52]

From 2010 to 2017, she served as the chair of the executive committee of the Academic College of Tel Aviv-Yafo,[53] where she also served on the board of trustees.[54]

Awards and honors

Berry has been the recipient of the following awards:

Research and publications

Personal life

Berry's mother, Raisa Shrira, was a nurse who served in the Palmach[72] and the camps in Cyprus during the British administration in Israel, as well as in the Sheba Medical Center at Tel Hashomer and the public orthodox health care services in Bnei Brak after the establishment of the state of Israel.

Her father, Yoash Tsiddon (Chatto), was involved in Ha'apala activities of illegal Jewish immigration from Europe and Cyprus detention camps (where he headed one of the camps)[73] to Israel and as a member of the Palmach, he accompanied convoys to Jerusalem during the 1948 1947–1949 Palestine war. Tsiddon was amongst the first combat pilots of the Israeli Air Force, where he founded the 119 Squadron, was the sole pilot in Operation Tarnegol,[74] [75] [76] served as an air force base deputy commander, and became the head of planning and means of combat in the air force before being demobilized as a colonel after 41 years of service. As an entrepreneur and industrialist, Tsiddon won the title of "Outstanding Exporter" and later on was elected to the Knesset as a member of Tzomet party.[77]

Her brothers are Professor Daniel (Dani) Tsiddon, former deputy CEO and head of Capital Markets, Private Banking & Strategy Division at Bank Leumi,[78] and attorney Ram Tsiddon.[79] [80] Berry, who currently lives in Tel Aviv is the mother of three children (Amit, Yael, and Avital) and the grandmother of four grandchildren.[45]

Notes and References

  1. [Jerusalem Post]
  2. News: Friedson . Felice . Dr. Orna Berry, Israel's first and only female chief scientist . 31 August 2021 . . 28 October 2019.
  3. The Ben-Gurion University of the Negev. BGU and You, Winter 2013
  4. News: Orbach . Meir . Dr. Orna Berry joins Google Cloud global management team . 28 October 2021 . Calcalist Tech . 4 October 2021.
  5. News: Degani . Korin . "האישה הראשונה של ההיי-טק הישראלי" מצטרפת לחטיבת הענן של גוגל העולמית . 28 October 2021 . . he . 4 October 2021.
  6. News: Tsippori . Tali . "מי אני שאגיד למובילאיי 'בגלל ציונות - הייתם צריכים לגדול לבד'" . 3 September 2021 . . 11 April 2017.
  7. Web site: Orna Berry . ConferenceCast.TV . 3 September 2021.
  8. Web site: Kloosterman . Karin . EMC is walking on (Israeli) clouds . israel21c.org . 3 September 2021 . 17 January 2012.
  9. Web site: Paz-Frankel . Einat . These Five Female Tech Leaders Inspire Innovation In Israel – And Beyond . October 26, 2016 . Israel Economic and Trade Mission to Thailand . 3 September 2021.
  10. Web site: Preparing for Opportunity and Security in the Age of Quantum . Canadian Advanced Technology Alliance . 3 September 2021.
  11. News: Performance Evaluation of the Time Warp Distributed Simulation Mechanism. 1986. Berry. Orna.
  12. Orna Berry. Orna Berry watermark iPhone . 2011-09-18 .
  13. Web site: Dr. Orna Berry: Speaker at Cybertech Tel Aviv 2022 . CybertechIsrael.com . 18 September 2021.
  14. [Start-up Nation]
  15. News: Venturing in Israel . 18 September 2021 . 10 July 1997.
  16. News: Koren . Ora . Siemens Establishes Int'l Procurement Office in Israel - to Promote Business with Israeli Industry . 18 September 2021 . . 27 September 1998.
  17. Web site: BIRD Foundation. What is BIRD. 2011-09-18.
  18. News: Lifschitz . Ronny . Why Not Europe? . 18 September 2021 . . 15 September 1999.
  19. Prime Minister Office website: PM Olmert Appoints Brodet Committee to Assess the Defense Budget
  20. News: Tishler C'tee: Cut IDF retirement age. Globes. Yuval. Azulai. August 19, 2012. 2014-06-19.
  21. Web site: האקדמיה הלאומית הישראלית למדעים - פורום תל"מ (הפורום לתשתיות לאומיות למחקר ולפיתוח). 2020-10-07. www.academy.ac.il. he.
  22. News: Orbach . Meir . Israel launches national AI program, but lack of budget threatens its implementation . 18 September 2021 . Calcalist Tech . 22 December 2020.
  23. News: Ziv . Amitai . Israel Is Lagging on AI. It Will Now Invest Billions to Bridge the Gap . 18 September 2021 . . 12 April 2021.
  24. Gemini venture capital fund website, http://www.gemini.co.il/
  25. Web site: Ornet Data Communications Technologies . Gemini.co.il . 18 September 2021.
  26. News: Gilmore . Boaz . Lambda Crossing raises $7.5m . 18 September 2021 . . 25 June 2002.
  27. News: Hadass . Guy . Cisco buys Israeli start-up Riverhead Networks for $40m . 18 September 2021 . . 22 March 2004.
  28. Web site: Women in Technology Hall of Fame: Orna Berry . WITI.com . 18 September 2021.
  29. News: Apple confirms $350m acquisition of Prime Sense . 18 September 2021 . . 25 November 2013.
  30. News: Shohet . Dan . Orna Berry replaces Radware chairman . 18 September 2021 . . 16 October 2008.
  31. Web site: Poalim Capital Markets Ltd - Company Profile and News . . 18 September 2021.
  32. Web site: ALADDIN KNOWLEDGE SYSTEMS LTD. NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS . . 18 September 2021.
  33. News: Pincas . Gitit . Orna Berry, Amir Rosenzweig cashing out some Alvarion shares . 18 September 2021 . . 27 December 2010.
  34. News: New Directors Named to Commtouch Board . 18 September 2021 . . 19 March 2008.
  35. News: Krieger . Matthew . 'Emerging markets hold the key to Israeli VC success' . 18 September 2021 . . 25 December 2007.
  36. News: Israel VC heads to open NYSE trading . 18 September 2021 . . 18 May 2009.
  37. News: Hillel Neuer, Orna Berry to receive honorary degrees from McGill . 18 September 2021 . . 9 May 2018.
  38. News: Orna Berry to head reorganized EMC operations. Globes. Shmulik. Shelah. December 1, 2010. 2011-09-18.
  39. Web site: EMC – Center of Excellence . Israel. israel.emc.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20160416165913/https://israel.emc.com/corporate/coe/about-us.htm . 16 April 2016 . dead.
  40. News: EMC to open R&D center in Beersheba . 18 September 2021 . . 27 March 2011.
  41. News: Borochov . Rivka . EMC inaugurates Center of Excellence in Herzliya . 18 September 2021 . . 20 January 2013.
  42. News: PM Netanyahu dedicates Be'er Sheva high-tech park . 18 September 2021 . . 3 September 2013.
  43. News: Trailblazer Orna Berry steps down from Dell EMC in Israel. The Jerusalem Post. 2018-03-10.
  44. Kav Mashve Association website, http://www.kavmasvei.org.il/
  45. Web site: The Interdisciplinary Center (IDC) Herzliya pays tribute to Dr. Orna Berry . idc.ac.il . . 18 September 2021 . 13 June 2017.
  46. Web site: הוועד המנהל - רשימת חברי הוועד המנהל . Executive Committee . Ben-Gurion University of the Negev . 22 December 2022 .
  47. Web site: Board of Directors . . 18 September 2021.
  48. Web site: TAU Ventures Board Members . . 18 September 2021.
  49. Web site: Women in industrial research: A wake up call for European industry . . 18 September 2021.
  50. Web site: Modification of the Commission Decision of 3 June 2004 concerning the appointment of the members of the European Research Advisory Board (EURAB). . . 18 September 2021.
  51. Web site: Globalization and Offshoring of Software: A Report of the ACM Job Migration Task Force . . 18 September 2021.
  52. News: Dr Orna Berry is elected Chairperson of the Israel-Australia, New-Zealand & Oceania Chamber of Commerce, September 2009 . 18 September 2021 . Australia-Israel Chamber of Commerce . September 2009.
  53. Web site: Dr. Orna Berry . . 18 September 2021.
  54. Web site: Board of Trustees . Academic College of Tel Aviv-Yafo . 18 September 2021.
  55. Web site: 2021 Board of Governors Meeting - Tel Aviv University . 2 October 2021.
  56. Web site: אבירות מרכז פרס לשלום ולחדשנות 2021 . peres-center.org . . 2 October 2021 . Hebrew.
  57. News: Levy . Ruti . ארנה ברי - 100 המשפיעים של מגזין TheMarker . 2 October 2021.
  58. News: מי זכה בתחרות Creator Awards של חברת WeWork?. דובר. שירי. Globes. June 21, 2018 . he. 2 October 2021.
  59. Web site: Introducing McGill's Honorary Degree recipients for Spring Convocation 2018. Newsroom. en. 2 October 2021.
  60. Web site: מן התקשורת יוני-יולי . mta.ac.il . The Academic College of Tel Aviv-Yaffo . 2 October 2021.
  61. News: Hatuni . Yosi . חלוצי הטכנולוגיות הישראליות קיבלו תעודות הוקרה . 2 October 2021 . 7 September 2015.
  62. Web site: Women in Technology Hall of Fame: Orna Berry . WITI.com . . 27 June 2021.
  63. Web site: Women in Technology Summit. embassies.gov.il. 2016-04-05.
  64. News: Mankin . Eric . 33rd Viterbi Awards Banquet Honors Three Extraordinary Trojans . 2 October 2021 . USC Viterbi School of Engineering . 8 April 2011.
  65. News: Raz . Hadar . גליה מאור - האישה המשפיעה ביותר בשוק ההון . 2 October 2021 . 7 March 2008.
  66. Book: Berry . Orna . Lomow . Greg . Speeding up distributed simulation using the time warp mechanism . 1986-09-08 . Proceedings of the 2nd workshop on Making distributed systems work - EW 2 . https://doi.org/10.1145/503956.503964 . New York, NY, USA . Association for Computing Machinery . 1–14 . 10.1145/503956.503964 . 978-1-4503-7335-7.
  67. Web site: dblp: Orna Berry . dblp.org . 21 October 2021.
  68. Book: Warrier . U. . Relan . P. . Berry . O. . Bannister . J. . A network management language for OSI networks . 1988-08-01 . Symposium proceedings on Communications architectures and protocols . https://doi.org/10.1145/52324.52335 . SIGCOMM '88 . New York, NY, USA . Association for Computing Machinery . 98–105 . 10.1145/52324.52335 . 978-0-89791-279-2.
  69. Web site: EURAB Activities Report 2005 . eurosfaire.prd.fr . 21 October 2021.
  70. Web site: Globalization and Offshoring of Software: A Report of the ACM Job Migration Task Force . . 21 October 2021.
  71. Emerging markets - Israel's technology industry as an economic growth engine . Communications of the ACM . 2009 . . 10.1145/1610252.1610264 . 21 October 2021. Berry . Orna . Grayeff . Yigal . 52 . 12 . 25–27 . 366704 .
  72. Web site: A Breakthrough High Tech Entrepreneur . ifcj.org . . 30 June 2021 . 20 December 2019.
  73. Web site: Yatir-Hirsch . Reuven . "Illegal Immigration" 1945 – 1948, Why and How . . 21 October 2021.
  74. Book: Yonay, Ehud . No Margin for Error: the Making of the Israeli Air Force . Pantheon Books . 1993 . 161–163 . 978-0-679-41563-3 . registration .
  75. Book: Tsiddon-Chatto, Yoash . By Day, By Night, Through Haze and Fog . Ma'ariv Book Guild . 1995 . Hebrew . 221–229.
  76. Book: Norton, Bill . Air War on the Edge – A History of the Israel Air Force and its Aircraft since 1947 . . 2004 . 1-85780-088-5 . 153.
  77. Web site: Col. Yoash Tsiddon-Chatto . tkumatosky.org . 30 June 2021.
  78. Web site: Prof. Daniel Tsiddon . leumitech.com . . 30 June 2021 . 5 May 2014.
  79. News: אביטל דרומי בולעים את צידון . 30 June 2021 . . 27 October 2002.
  80. Web site: לאמעי סידר רהט צידון פינק עורכי דין . duns100.co.il . Dun & Bradstreet Israel . 30 June 2021.

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