Avishai Friedman has served as President & CEO of RDC - Rafael Development Corporation since October 2005. For the past five years, Mr. Friedman has been a vibrant force in the RDC group companies, and serves as director of Galil Medical, Starling, 3DV Systems, SELA, Medingo and RDC.

Prior to his appointment at RDC, Mr. Friedman served as Vice President, Business Development at Elron, as well as director of several companies within the Elron group. Currently, Mr. Friedman also serves as a director at: Notal Vision, NuLens, Impliant and BrainsGate.

Holding a variety of executive positions over the last thirteen years, Mr. Friedman brings extensive experience in investment management, market comprehension, entrepreneurship and strong leadership skills.

Mr. Friedman holds a B.A degree in Marketing and Finance and an M.A degree in Business Administration (Summa cum laude) from the Tel-Aviv University.