Israeli Mentors

I really enjoyed this program and learned so much from my mentor. My mentor taught me about not only being a consultant at BCG, but by talking to me about the culture in Israel he inspired me to intern at a start up in Israel. I will continue to reach out to my mentor throughout the recruitment cycle and would recommend for anyone to reach out to him!

It was fascinating to learn about my mentor’s background professionally to where he is today as well as his experiences in the IDF and how it has tailored how he works. I learned a lot about the Israel investment space and it was great to discuss how his networks could potentially help with gaining industry experience. It was also great to meet the other fellows over a lovely salt-beef sandwich dinner in London and see the diversity with their backgrounds.

My call with Dan was one of the most genuine and thoughtful mentorship / networking calls I have had to date. We discussed his background through IB / private equity / VC / founding his own VC fund, how to excel in my post-grad role at Point72 next year, how to achieve my goal to manage an investment fund someday (like him), and how he has navigated this year as one of the most intense of his career. I wish I would have learned more about Israel in our first call, so I look forward to circling back with Dan after the new year, and for years to come. I’d like to learn more about his youth in Israel, Vine Ventures’ investment philosophy in the country, and continue to educate myself on the developing situation in the region.

A fascinating conversation about Adina's charity work, experiences building Jewish identity in culture, work with Palestinian children and law career, as well as many insights into politics and government.

I received professional insight from my mentor in a sector of interest and learned from his career experience in the US and Israel. I also had the opportunity to discuss his move to Israel. Form this, I gained a stronger understanding of the specifics of the Israeli financial sector and also how I can continue to foster my connection to the country.

Our second call was great. We caught up about this past semester and my time abroad. It was also very interesting hearing his perspective about Hamas and Palestine (we had talked before regarding Facts on The Ground Michigan). Near the end of the call, the influence of social media, specifically TikTok, came up. Again, interesting to hear how he thinks it’ll shape the future and the impact it’s having on Israeli and American children. We will definitely stay in touch.