Mr. Topaz joined Elron in 2004 bringing to Elron extensive experience in strategic marketing, operations and management of fast growing companies in an international arena. His areas of expertise include Information Technology, Enterprise Software and Internet & Cellular applications. Mr. Topaz is a Board Member at several companies including Aternity, Enure, Expand Networks, MuseStorm, Journeys and Jordan Valley.

Prior to Elron, Mr. Topaz was a Co-Founder and COO of Gilian Technologies (acquired by Breach Security Inc.), a leading provider of application security for the corporate market. During his tenure at Gilian Technologies, Mr. Topaz led the operations in the U.S. headquarters and the Israeli R&D center. Prior to this post, Mr. Topaz held executive positions in leading marketing and advertising consulting firms, such as McCann-Erickson Kesher-Barel and ZSZ-Euro RSCG.

Mr. Topaz holds a B.A degree in Economics and Geography from the Hebrew University in Jerusalem and a M.Sc in Management from Stanford's Graduate School of Business, California.