Gil Sever

Gil Sever is Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Safend. Prior to founding Safend, Gil held several senior-level positions within the security industry. Gil served as COO of ECTEL, a leading provider of monitoring solutions for IP, telephony and cellular networks. He also held the position of Israel Site Manager and VP of R&D for Aeroscout (formerly Bluesoft), a company focusing on WiFi and Bluetooth location finding. Prior to his positions in the private sector, Gil served 18 years in the Israeli Defense Forces where he managed strategic planning and large-scale R&D groups and projects in the areas of communications, communication protocols and data security. Gil has a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from the Technion (Israel Institute of Technology) and a Master of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from Tel Aviv University. He can be reached at Gil.Sever@safend.com.

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