BSc in Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles; MSEE, University of Southern California. Formerly: Co-Founder and Vice-President, Engineering, Lexitron, the first word processing company in US, listed on NASDAQ in 1974 and bought by Raytheon in 1977; Co-Founder, Electric Fuel, an electric battery and fuel cell company; Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Luz International. Concurrently, Chairman and Founder, BrightSource Industries, Israel. Author of numerous patents for inventions and innovations. Recipient of awards.