Blackstone Hires Yifat Oron as Head of New Office in Tel Aviv

Blackstone, one of the world’s leading investment firms, announced that it has named Yifat Oron as Senior Managing Director and head of the firm’s new office in Tel Aviv, Israel.

In her new role, she will lead Blackstone’s growth and tech investments in Israel for Blackstone Growth (BXG), the firm’s growth equity business, and assist with other investing efforts across the firm. 

Yifat brings more than twenty years of experience as a tech investor and executive in Israel, with leadership roles in venture capital, banking and consulting. Prior to Blackstone, Yifat Oron was the CEO of LeumiTech, a leading Israeli technology banking platform, servicing and financing several thousand technology companies and supporting their global expansion via LeumiTech’s global footprint. She spent most of her career as a Partner at Vertex Venture Capital (an Israel-based venture fund), where she invested in and served as a board member of companies across the tech ecosystem. Before joining Vertex, Ms. Oron was a technology investment banking associate at JPMorgan Chase & Co. in New York. Previously, she spent three years at the Directorate of R&D of the Israeli Ministry of Defense where she achieved the rank of Lieutenant in the Economics, Budget & Control Department.

“We are increasingly focused on investing in fast-growing sectors, such as technology, life sciences and the digital economy. Israel is one of the most promising markets in the world in these areas and Yifat is the perfect choice to scale our firm’s presence and investments there”, Stephen A. Schwarzman, Blackstone Chairman, CEO and Co-Founder, said.

Commenting on the appointment, Yifat Oron said: “I’m thrilled to join Blackstone and lead the firm’s growth investments in Israel. The breadth of what Blackstone can deliver to entrepreneurs in terms of capital and operating expertise is truly world-class. I’m excited to help fast-growing companies in Israel become global leaders through Blackstone’s resources and global network.”