In 1999, Gemini initiated a Venture Partner program. Venture
Partners are leading business individuals with extensive
experience in technology industries. They work out of the
Gemini offices, and are actively involved on the Boards
and in the daily operations of portfolio companies. They
represent a valuable resource for all Gemini companies and
professional staff due to their ability to offer advice,
suggest strategic relationships and open doors to their
own personal business networks.
Dr. Orna Berry is currently active in industrial and entrepreneurial
activities in the Israeli Science and Technology based industries.
Dr. Berry is a Venture Partner in Gemini Israel Funds Ltd.
In addition she serves as the Chairperson in several Gemini
portfolio companies.
Dr Berry has an extensive network of business relations
and she is instrumental in creating strategic relations
between Gemini, its portfolio companies, and business organizations.
Dr. Berry is a former Chief Scientist of the Ministry of
Industry and Trade of the Government of Israel. In this
capacity she was responsible for implementing government
policy regarding support and encouragement of industrial
research and development. The Office of the Chief Scientist
manages the programs in industrial R&D, which in the
years of Dr Berry's tenure, 1997-2000, budgeted at over
$450M a year.
Her background includes co-founding ORNET Data Communication
Technologies Ltd., an early Gemini portfolio company; raising
the venture capital, building the world-wide infrastructure
and managing the sale to Siemens for $30M, Gemini's first
exit. Dr. Berry has made significant technological contributions
to the local area network (LAN) industry, has served as
the Chief Scientist of Fibronics and as a senior research
engineer in companies such as IBM and UNISYS.
Dr. Berry received her Ph.D. in Computer Science from the
University of Southern California and M.A. and B.A. degrees
in Statistics and Mathematics from Tel Aviv and Haifa Universities.
She is a frequent lecturer on "High-Tech" worldwide.
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