Prior to co-founding Tabula, Michal Jacobi was responsible for the US operations of two early-stage software companies in Israel. A seasoned veteran engineering and operations executive of several start-ups, Michal’s expertise is building well-integrated, multi-disciplinary teams. Previously, Michal was software manager for new development of ultrasound systems at Acuson. Before joining Acuson, Michal worked with Tabula President and CTO Steve Teig at BioCAD, as vice president of engineering, heading the Catalyst development team. After BioCAD was acquired by MSI, Michal integrated the two companies’ product lines and development teams, and stayed on to run the Silicon Valley division of MSI. Michal and Steve also teamed at Tangent systems, where Michal was software engineering manager. After Tangent’s acquisition by Cadence Design Systems, Michal managed the development of Cadence place-and-route systems. Michal came to Tangent from Daisy Systems, where she was manager of software engineering for the company in Israel. Michal received her computer-sciences training and started her career in the famed Israeli Army Computer Unit. Michal Jacobi received a B.Sc, Cum Laude, in Life Sciences from Tel Aviv University, Israel.