Digital Fuel Founders

Gilad Raz | Chief Technology Officer, Digital Fuel

Co-founder Gilad Raz serves as Digital Fuel's Chief Technology Officer, guiding the company's technology vision and direction. Prior to co-founding Digital Fuel, Gilad spent eight years as a Senior Software Architect with BRM Group, a leading venture capital fund specializing in early stage and pre-IPO start-ups. At BRM, Gilad led many successful software and network development projects, including Check Point Software's FireWall-1, Symantec's Norton Enterprise Backup, Phoenix's Remus BIOS, and IPHighway's QoS solutions. With more than 16 years of industry experience, Gilad is a leading expert in systems architecture and core level programming.

Yakov Kogan | VP of Product Marketing, Digital Fuel

As Vice President of Product Marketing and co-founder of Digital Fuel, Yakov Kogan has responsibility for business analysis and product marketing communications. Prior to co-founding Digital Fuel, Yakov led development projects at Amdocs (DOX) in customer analytics. For seven years prior to Amdocs, Yakov managed large-scale development projects for major Israeli banks, including Leumi Bank, Discount Bank, and Post Bank. Yakov holds a B.S. (cum laude) and M.S. in Computer Science from Hebrew University, and has published several research papers.

Benny Lehmann

Prior to co-founding Digital Fuel, Benny had executive experience at Intel, Digital Equipment Corporation, and IPHighway. A gifted scholar, he held a BS (Summa Cum Laude) in Computer Science, Physics, and Mathematics from Hebrew University and was the winner of both the Israeli Prime Minister's award for outstanding scholarship and the Hebrew University's Rector prize. Benny co-authored numerous technical and mathematical research papers, was an active contributor to industry standards efforts, and also was a frequent public speaker.

Benny passed away in 2004. His leadership, contributions, and tireless dedication have left a profound impact on the development of Digital Fuel.